Census › Tennessee › Perry County
Perry County, TN
| Population | 8,697 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 8,366 | P1 |
| Median age | 43.3 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 22.3% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 21.9% | B01001 |
| Households | 3,610 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 2.1% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $55,972 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $67,648 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $29,109 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 18.1% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 3,850 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 32.8 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.2% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 4,866 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 73.8% | B25003 |
| Renters | 26.2% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $126,900 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $758 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 89.0% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 0.3% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.4% | B03002 |
| Asian | 0.2% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 80% of Tennessee's ($69,595); poverty 18.1% against 13.8%; 0.1% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- Linden 1,122 · median household income $47,689
- Lobelville 1,007 · median household income $48,750
FURP records in Perry County, TN
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 61 | $7,966,256 revenue (latest return) | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC ($7,362,871) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 3 | $1,561,725 paid by nonprofits | JAMES BUNCH ($977,565) |
| Political committees | 4 | WILT FOR TENNESSEE | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 10 | 12 plans | BANK OF PERRY COUNTY (2) |
| Open Payments recipients | 13 | $3,428 industry payments | ASHLEY L HAYES ($1,573) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 8 | 16 patents and marks | Bandito Products, LLC (4) |
| Federal award recipients | 336 | $50,807,878 federal awards | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. ($40,084,674) |
| State business registrations | 18 | DUTCH TECH, INC. |
Cross-reference: 61 nonprofits for 8,697 residents is 70.1 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $7,966,256 is $916 per resident, 3.9% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEFFREY SMITH | MEDICAL DIRECTOR | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $262,245 | 2025 | 4.7x |
| 2 | SAVITA FANTA | PHYSICIAN | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $199,491 | 2018 | 3.6x |
| 3 | FRANK CARTWRIGHT | DENTIST | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $191,272 | 2023 | 3.4x |
| 4 | KIRTI LOKHANDE | DENTIST | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $186,030 | 2025 | 3.3x |
| 5 | PHILLIP TATUM | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $166,243 | 2025 | 3.0x |
| 6 | SHERRY TIDWELL | NURSE PRACTITIONER | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $144,643 | 2025 | 2.6x |
| 7 | VIVIAN STOKES | NURSE PRACTITIONER | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $133,961 | 2024 | 2.4x |
| 8 | KRISTY KING | NURSE PRACTITIONER | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $131,344 | 2025 | 2.3x |
| 9 | HANNAH DIXON | NURSE PRACTITIONER | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $124,382 | 2025 | 2.2x |
| 10 | AMANDA DEASON | NURSE PRACTITIONER | PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC | $123,012 | 2024 | 2.2x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $55,972.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC Linden, TN · $7,362,871
- JOURNEY INTO HOPE Linden, TN · $148,928
- PERRY COUNTY FARM BUREAU Linden, TN · $77,777
- PERRY COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC Linden, TN · $72,117
- GRACE AND TRUTH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC Lebanon, TN · $67,995
- PINEVIEW COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Linden, TN · $63,868
- TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL AGENTS AND SPECIALIST Linden, TN · $48,679
- PERRY COUNTY YOUTH CENTERS Linden, TN · $45,224
- PERRY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INCORPORATION Linden, TN · $43,305
- VISION PERRY Linden, TN · $14,976
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- JAMES BUNCH Linden, TN · $977,565
- ALL AROUND UNDERGROUND LLC Linden, TN · $413,061
- ROW STRATEGIES LLC Linden, TN · $171,099
Political committees
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT HOWARD SWITZER FOR CONGRESS Linden, TN
- LASHLEE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE Linden, TN
- SOUTHERN NATIONAL CONGRESS Lobelville, TN
- WILT FOR TENNESSEE Linden, TN
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- BANK OF PERRY COUNTY Lobelville, TN · 2
- DR. ANDREW AVERETT Linden, TN · 2
- BUFFALO RIVER HEALTH CARE, LLC Linden, TN · 1
- DUTCH TECH, INC. Lobelville, TN · 1
- PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, INC Linden, TN · 1
- P.J. BATES Lobelville, TN · 1
- QUALITY BUILDING SUPPLY LLC Lobelville, TN · 1
- STEPHEN L. AVERETT, M.D. Linden, TN · 1
- TEAGUE BROTHERS SAND & GRAVEL, INC. Linden, TN · 1
- TOMMY E DOYLE Linden, TN · 1
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- ASHLEY L HAYES Linden, TN · $1,573
- WHITNEY JACKSON MOORE Lobelville, TN · $656
- JEFFREY G SMITH Linden, TN · $404
- STEPHEN AVERETT Linden, TN · $268
- ANDREW KNOX AVERETT Linden, TN · $159
- MARY K PRATT Linden, TN · $157
- CONNIE N GRIFFIN Linden, TN · $68
- KENISHA HESTER Linden, TN · $52
- KERRI MILLER GARRISON Linden, TN · $35
- ALEX JOHNSON Linden, TN · $15
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- Bandito Products, LLC Lobelville, TN · 4
- Bulk Herb Store, LLC Lobelville, TN · 3
- SBEC LLC Linden, TN · 3
- Sandisk Technologies, Inc. Lobelville, TN · 2
- Access Tennessee LLC Linden, TN · 1
- AMT International Inc. Lobelville, TN · 1
- Argon Medical Devices, Inc. Lobelville, TN · 1
- Free Byrd Properties LLC Lobelville, TN · 1
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- PERRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Linden, TN · $40,084,674
- PERRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE Linden, TN · $2,195,197
- CITY OF LOBELVILLE Lobelville, TN · $1,932,250
- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF PERRY COUNTY TENNESSEE, THE Linden, TN · $1,760,000
- BUFFALO RIVER APARTMENTS, INC. Linden, TN · $1,716,194
- PERRY COUNTY HWY DEPT Linden, TN · $872,850
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LINDEN Linden, TN · $644,543
- PERRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Linden, TN · $500,000
- LINDEN, TOWN OF Linden, TN · $190,000
- VISION PERRY Linden, TN · $162,500
All 3 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 9301 | 3,842 | $47,596 | 19.6% | 40.0 |
| Census Tract 9302.01 | 2,586 | $63,829 | 18.7% | 54.2 |
| Census Tract 9302.02 | 2,269 | $95,496 | 14.6% | 43.5 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0