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According to the 2017 American Community Survey, Perryville had a median household income of $45,141, and a median family income of $62,021. The unemployment rate was 4.5%. The per capita income was $22,097. About 11.0% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 14.0% of people under the age of 18 and 8.6% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, Perryville had a median household income of $45,141, and a median family income of $62,021. The unemployment rate was 4.5%. The per capita income was $22,097. About 11.0% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 14.0% of people under the age of 18 and 8.6% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
==Government==
Perryville has a mayor-council form of government. The city is run by a mayor and six aldermen, two of which are elected from each of its three wards. All officeholders are elected for two-year terms. The current mayor is Ken Baer, first elected in 2018.<ref>https://www.cityofperryville.com/420/Board-of-Aldermen</ref>
==Education==
Perryville is the headquarters of the Perry County 32 School District, formed in the 1960s from the consolidation of various smaller districts throughout the county. It includes five schools: the Perryville Early Childhood Special Education Center (PK), Perryville Elementary School (K-4), Perry County Middle School (5-8), Perryville High School (9-12), and Perryville Area Career & Technology Center (9-12). The district has a total enrollment of about 2,400 students and some 350 staff, and offers dual credit courses with Mineral Area College, Three Rivers Community College, Southeast Missouri State University, and the University of Northwestern Ohio. Its mascot is the Pirates, and the school colors are green and white.<ref>https://www.perryville.k12.mo.us/Page/2503</ref>
In addition, there are two private parochial schools: St. Vincent de Paul School (Catholic), serving grades K-12, and Immanuel Lutheran School ([[Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod]]), serving grades K-8.
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