Perry, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Perry is a Census city of 7,068 people across 9.35 square miles of land, in Taylor County. Median household income is $40,898, 59.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Perry
What Perry is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.35 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land756
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaylor County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Perry
How many people live in Perry
- Population7,068
- Median age36.1
- Population under 181,973 plus or minus 409
- Share under 1827.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over1,258
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households2,789
- Family households1,697
- Share of households that are families60.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Perry
Income and work in Perry
- Median household income$40,898
- Per capita income$24,347
- Civilian labor force3,290
- Employed3,081
- Unemployed209 plus or minus 141
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over4,525
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Perry
Housing in Perry
- Housing units3,291
- Occupied units2,789
- Vacant units502 plus or minus 187
- Vacancy rate15.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,660
- Renter occupied1,129 plus or minus 267
- Ownership rate59.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$150,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$986
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units2,230
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more261 plus or minus 137
- Share in buildings of two or more7.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes800 plus or minus 263
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Perry
How Perry gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,582
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,739
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more378 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled15.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Perry
SBA loans in Perry (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$13,445,700
- Average approval$1,120,475
- Median approval$851,500
- Largest approval$3,180,000
- Jobs supported142
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term252 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more58.3 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Perry, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Perry
Flood risk in Perry
- NFIP communityCity of Perry
- NFIP community number120303
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/01/19
The City of Perry participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120303 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Taylor County, not Perry
Taylor County context, not Perry figures
- Establishments in Taylor County435
- Covered employment, Taylor County5,715
- Average annual pay, Taylor County$46,934
- Housing units permitted, Taylor County49
Every figure in this section is published for Taylor County as a whole and is not a measurement of Perry.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Perry questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Perry, Florida?
7,068, in 2,789 households. Perry city covers 9.35 square miles of land, which is 756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Perry in?
Taylor County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Perry?
$40,898. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $150,500. Median gross rent is $986 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Perry businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $13.4 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $851,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Perry, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Perry borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Perry. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Perry in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Perry appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Perry, city of, community 120303, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Perry figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taylor County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Perry.
Is zoning published for Perry?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.