from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The museum is also open by appointment. Perry Dogwood Festival The Dogwood Festival is held the second weekend of April each year in downtown Perry. For each festival, there is a pageant, 5k, arts & crafts sale, food vendors, kids zone, youth entertainment stage, dog dock-diving competitions, and a hot air balloon rally. Other attractions Historic Downtown Perry The Perry Players Community Theater Perry Historic Walking/Driving Tour Flat Creek Public Fishing Area Georgia Grown Trail 41/341 Georgia National Rodeo Peaches to the Beaches Yard Sale Food Truck Fridays Merchant's Wine Tasting Georgia National Antique & Agriculture Show Small Business Saturday Perry's Festival of Trees Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,624 people, 6,242 households, and 4,160 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 9,602 people, 3,720 households, and 2,574 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,053 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 59.53% White, 37.18% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population. There were 3,720 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,418, and the median income for a family was $38,480. Males had a median income of $35,870 versus $21,136 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,266. About 15.6% of