Perris is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 36,203 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Perris is the 207th largest community in California.

When you are in Perris, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.1% of Perris's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Perris is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Perris who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.16%), sales jobs (9.70%), and management occupations (5.34%).

In Perris, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.94 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Perris Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Perris ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.63% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Perris in 2000 was $11,425, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $45,700 for a family of four.

Perris is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Perris home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Perris, accounting for 57.34% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Perris is African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Perris include German and Irish.

Perris also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.04%.

The most common language spoken in Perris is English. Some people also speak Spanish.