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Population (year 2000): 7,633. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,865 (+16.1% change)
Males: 3,777 (49.5%), Females: 3,856 (50.5%)
Dallas County
Zip code:
50220
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $35,429 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,000 (year 2000)
Races in Perry:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.9%)
- Hispanic (24.5%)
- Other race (13.2%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Black (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (24.0%), Irish (10.4%),
English (9.1%), United States (7.5%), Swedish (3.0%), Norwegian
(2.9%).
Elevation: 998 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Perry
- High school or higher: 75.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Perry city
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
16.5% Foreign born (15.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +943 (+14.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Perry:
- DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (610 TENTH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Perry:
- BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BOONE, IA)
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
JEFFERSON, IA)
- GUTHRIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; GUTHRIE
CENTER, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Perry:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 38 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 106 miles; MASON CITY, IA;
ID: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Perry:
- PERRY MUNI (about 4 miles; PERRY, IA; ID: PRO)
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 20 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; ID:
EFW)
- BOONE MUNI (about 23 miles; BOONE, IA; ID: BNW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Perry:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 84 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Public high school in Perry:
- PERRY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 556; Location:
1200 18TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Perry:
- PERRY ELEMENTARY (Students: 802; Location:
1600 8TH; Grades: PK - 05)
- PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 397; Location:
1200 18TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Perry:
- ST PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location:
1302 FIFTH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Perry:
- PERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$346,391; Location: 1101 WILLIS AVE.; 41,904 books;
2,087 audio materials; 2,513 video materials; 105 serial
subscriptions)
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