Average household size in Perry County

Average household size in Perry County was 2.5 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2023. That is the 57th highest of 115 counties in 2024.

2024, persons per household2.5
Change on 2023-2.4%
Series high2.62021
Series low2.52024

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Average household size in Perry County, 2021 to 2024

2.482.52.522.542.5620212022202320242021: 2.6 persons per household2022: 2.5 persons per household2023: 2.5 persons per household2024: 2.5 persons per household2.482.52.532.552.58202120242021: 2.6 persons per household2022: 2.5 persons per household2023: 2.5 persons per household2024: 2.5 persons per household
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodpersons per household
20242.5
20232.5
20222.5
20212.6

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2024
Perry County2.5
Missouri2.4
United States2.5

Perry County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 2.6 persons per householdAndrew County: 2.6 persons per householdAtchison County: 2.2 persons per householdAudrain County: 2.5 persons per householdBarry County: 2.6 persons per householdBarton County: 2.6 persons per householdBates County: 2.6 persons per householdBenton County: 2.3 persons per householdBollinger County: 2.6 persons per householdBoone County: 2.3 persons per householdBuchanan County: 2.4 persons per householdButler County: 2.5 persons per householdCaldwell County: 2.3 persons per householdCallaway County: 2.5 persons per householdCamden County: 2.4 persons per householdCape Girardeau County: 2.4 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.4 persons per householdCarter County: 2.6 persons per householdCass County: 2.5 persons per householdCedar County: 2.5 persons per householdChariton County: 2.7 persons per householdChristian County: 2.6 persons per householdClark County: 2.7 persons per householdClay County: 2.5 persons per householdClinton County: 2.5 persons per householdCole County: 2.4 persons per householdCooper County: 2.5 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.3 persons per householdDade County: 2.4 persons per householdDallas County: 2.6 persons per householdDaviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDeKalb County: 2.4 persons per householdDent County: 2.6 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.5 persons per householdDunklin County: 2.4 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.4 persons per householdGasconade County: 2.4 persons per householdGentry County: 2.5 persons per householdGreene County: 2.2 persons per householdGrundy County: 2.4 persons per householdHarrison County: 2.5 persons per householdHenry County: 2.4 persons per householdHickory County: 2.3 persons per householdHolt County: 2.4 persons per householdHoward County: 2.6 persons per householdHowell County: 2.5 persons per householdIron County: 2.4 persons per householdJackson County: 2.3 persons per householdJasper County: 2.5 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.6 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.4 persons per householdKnox County: 2.8 persons per householdLaclede County: 2.5 persons per householdLafayette County: 2.6 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.6 persons per householdLewis County: 2.9 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.7 persons per householdLinn County: 2.4 persons per householdLivingston County: 2.3 persons per householdMcDonald County: 2.8 persons per householdMacon County: 2.5 persons per householdMadison County: 2.7 persons per householdMaries County: 2.4 persons per householdMarion County: 2.4 persons per householdMercer County: 2.6 persons per householdMiller County: 2.5 persons per householdMississippi County: 2.3 persons per householdMoniteau County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.5 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.4 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.5 persons per householdNew Madrid County: 2.3 persons per householdNewton County: 2.7 persons per householdNodaway County: 2.2 persons per householdOregon County: 2.5 persons per householdOsage County: 2.5 persons per householdOzark County: 2.4 persons per householdPemiscot County: 2.3 persons per householdPerry County: 2.5 persons per householdPettis County: 2.5 persons per householdPhelps County: 2.4 persons per householdPike County: 2.5 persons per householdPlatte County: 2.5 persons per householdPolk County: 2.6 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.6 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.6 persons per householdRalls County: 2.6 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.4 persons per householdRay County: 2.5 persons per householdReynolds County: 2.5 persons per householdRipley County: 2.7 persons per householdSt. Charles County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Clair County: 2.3 persons per householdSte. Genevieve County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Francois County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Louis County: 2.4 persons per householdSaline County: 2.7 persons per householdSchuyler County: 3.1 persons per householdScotland County: 3 persons per householdScott County: 2.4 persons per householdShannon County: 2.5 persons per householdShelby County: 2.4 persons per householdStoddard County: 2.4 persons per householdStone County: 2.3 persons per householdSullivan County: 2.8 persons per householdTaney County: 2.4 persons per householdTexas County: 2.5 persons per householdVernon County: 2.5 persons per householdWarren County: 2.7 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.3 persons per householdWebster County: 2.8 persons per householdWorth County: 2.3 persons per householdWright County: 2.6 persons per householdSt. Louis city: 1.9 persons per household
  • Under 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 2.6
  • 2.6 and over
Average household size, 2024, persons per household. Perry County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Average household size, Perry County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Perry County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/perry-county-missouri. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Average household size, Perry County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/perry-county-missouri.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Perry County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/perry-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average household size in Perry County?

Average household size in Perry County was 2.5 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2023. That is the 57th highest of 115 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household size in Perry County?

2.6 persons per household in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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