Township · Indiana

Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Perry Township, Clinton County, township, in Clinton County, Indiana. Perry Township, Clinton County had 1,504 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,494 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,725 (±317). GEOID 1802359004.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,504

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,494 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,725 ±317

Median household income

$64,352

±$16,942 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$179,400

±$32,508 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$733

±$401 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Perry Township, Clinton County and what county is it in?

Perry Township, Clinton County is a township in Clinton County, Indiana. It covers 33.1 square miles of land, 45 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Perry Township (Clinton County): Colfax (town, 702 in 2020).

Perry Township, Clinton County is in the Frankfort, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Perry Township, Clinton County (marked with a dot) in Clinton County, Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Perry Township, Clinton County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,504 people lived in Perry Township, Clinton County on July 1, 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,494 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,725 (±317).

  • July 2020→2021 −6 (1,481)
  • 2021→2022 −3 (1,478)
  • 2022→2023 +11 (1,489)
  • 2023→2024 +12 (1,501)
  • 2024→2025 +3 (1,504)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasurePerry Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,725±31732,9446,851,073no clear change
Households620±12112,4962,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.78±0.432.592.46no clear change
Housing units712±11813,5172,976,568+193

Perry Township, Clinton County's population since 2000

From 1,466 in 2000 to 1,504 in 2025: up 2.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Perry Township, Clinton County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,466
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,449
  • 2010 Census 1,459
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,439
  • 2020 Census 1,494
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,504

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Perry Township, Clinton County?

The median resident of Perry Township, Clinton County is 35.8 years old; 33.7% are under 18 and 15.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 93.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasurePerry Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age35.8±6.736.738.1no clear change
Under 18 years33.7%±7.0 pts26.9%23.3%–
65 years and over15.3%±5.4 pts16.2%16.8%–
Male55.9%±5.3 pts49.8%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4.6%±3.8 pts19.5%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic93.0%±4.9 pts77.8%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.1 pts0.5%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.4%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.9%±1.3 pts1.7%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.5%±0.8 pts0.0%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±2.1 pts9.1%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.6%±1.7 pts12.3%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)4.5%±3.1 pts5.6%6.3%–
With a disability15.4%±5.6 pts11.3%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage5.3%±3.2 pts7.7%7.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.0%±4.2 pts86.9%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)9.9%±5.5 pts16.5%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)1.2%±1.4 pts5.2%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier88.6%±8.0 pts90.3%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±2.2 pts0.7%2.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Perry Township, Clinton County earn?

Half of Perry Township, Clinton County's 620 households earn less than $64,352 a year (±$16,942), against $65,019 in Clinton County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $75,380 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasurePerry Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$64,352±$16,942$65,019$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$76,384±$8,261$79,786$95,247–
Per capita income$27,195±$3,769$30,642$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line4.9%±3.8 pts9.8%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line5.5%±6.3 pts12.6%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP8.5%±5.9 pts6.9%9.1%–
Households with a computer93.7%±4.6 pts94.8%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription81.3%±8.2 pts88.3%89.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Perry Township, Clinton County?

Owners occupy 89.7% of Perry Township, Clinton County's occupied homes and renters 10.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,400 by its owner (±$32,508). The median renter pays $733 a month including utilities, and 54.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasurePerry Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$179,400±$32,508$164,100$218,200+$64,453
Median gross rent$733±$401$920$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent54.7%±24.4 pts22.9%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,195±$160$1,219$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes89.7%±5.0 pts74.2%70.6%+13.1 pts
Renter-occupied homes10.3%±5.0 pts25.8%29.4%–
Housing units712±11813,5172,976,568+193
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±6.5 pts0.8%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate14.7%±21.1 pts6.3%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes90.7%±5.1 pts83.9%72.6%–
Mobile homes3.4%±2.6 pts2.8%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±5.1 pts1.6%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20193.7%±4.9 pts2.7%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier30.9%±9.8 pts36.9%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle1.1%±1.0 pts4.1%6.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Perry Township, Clinton County work and get to work?

86.7% of Perry Township, Clinton County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 25.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasurePerry Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)59.5%±8.7 pts65.1%63.8%–
Unemployment rate2.5%±2.4 pts2.6%4.3%–
Drove alone to work86.7%±6.1 pts82.0%76.3%–
Carpooled4.2%±2.8 pts10.2%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±5.0 pts0.0%0.6%–
Walked2.2%±2.3 pts1.1%1.9%–
Worked from home6.2%±5.9 pts6.0%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work25.9 min±3.421.7 min24.1 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Perry Township, Clinton County?

No census tract lies mostly in Perry Township, Clinton County; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Perry Township, Clinton County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Perry Township, Clinton County
Tract 9504Clinton County4,156 $82,188 $210,70037%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Perry Township, Clinton County) · Census block assignment files

How does Perry Township, Clinton County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Perry Township, Clinton County is the 5,976th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 587th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Perry Township, Clinton County ranks 699th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Perry Township, Clinton County's rank in Indiana (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate587th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)546th1,056
Residents per square mile904th1,088
Median household income699th1,072
Per capita income969th1,087
Median home value603rd1,075
Median gross rent790th904
Bachelor's degree or higher972nd1,029
Median age864th1,083
Owner-occupied share248th1,087
Travel time to work491st1,088

Perry Township, Clinton County's figures with every place in Indiana (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Perry Township, Clinton County?

26 of the 57 figures for Perry Township, Clinton County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Perry Township, Clinton County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.