Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.90 minutes getting to work every day.
Perryton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Perryton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.94% of adults 25 and older in Perryton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Perryton in 2022 was $28,589, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,356 for a family of four. However, Perryton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Perryton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Perryton 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 Perryton, accounting for 61.66% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Perryton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Perryton include English, German, Irish, French, and Welsh.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Perryton's cultural character, accounting for 34.08% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Perryton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
