Perris is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 80,263 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Perris is the 115th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Perris was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Perris economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Perris, where the median household income is $78,352.00.Perris is a blue-collar town, with 37.14% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Perris is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Perris who work in office and administrative support (14.17%), sales jobs (9.80%), and food service (6.14%). One downside of living in Perris, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.06 minutes every day commuting to work. The rate of college-level education in Perris is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.15% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Perris in 2022 was $24,084, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,336 for a family of four. However, Perris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Perris is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Perris home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Perris, accounting for 78.87% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Perris residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Perris include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Jamaican. Perris also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.92%. The most common language spoken in Perris is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
