Perry County, Indiana – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is another name for the County Clerk position.
Contact Information:
Rachel East
2219 Payne Street
Tell City, IN 47586
812-547-3741
Duties of the County Recorder:
The County Recorder is an elected position, and its function is to maintain records such as real estate, military discharges, mortgages and liens.
Contact Information:
Jane James – County Recorder
2219 Payne Street
Tell City, IN 47586
812-547-4261
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Perry County, you can contact the department you’re requesting records from.
Contact Information:
Perry County Government
(Department Name)
2219 Payne Street
Tell City, IN 47586
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Perry County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 224
Per 1,000 population: 11.8
Deaths (2007): 194
Per 1,000 population: 10.2
Infant Deaths (2007): 0
Per 1,000 population: 0
Perry County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 21
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 5
Robbery: 3
Aggravated Assault: 13
Property Crimes (2008): 224
Burglary: 58
Larceny-Theft: 160
Motor Vehicle Theft: 6
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $930 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $757 (0.7%)
Households: 19,292
Male householders: 4,118 (1,082 living alone)
Female householders: 3,580 (1,355 living alone)
3,895 spouses (3,874 opposite-sex spouses)
577 unmarried partners, (574 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.7
Total HU (Housing Units) 8,502 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 5,916 (69.6%)
Renter Occupied HU 1,630 (19.2%)
Vacant Housing Units 956 (11.2%)
Median Home Value $140,022
Average Home Value $189,723
Housing Affordability Index 208