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. Perris has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Perris, where the median household income is $78,352.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Perris is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.14% of the Perris workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). In Perris, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Perris with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.15% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or 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. In addition, Perris has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (29.92%). The most common language spoken in Perris is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
