About Perry Heights

Perry Heights is a somewhat small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 8,995 people and just one neighborhood, Perry Heights is the 204th largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some towns , Perry Heights isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Perry Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Perry Heights is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Perry Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.40%), sales jobs (10.80%), and healthcare (6.19%).

Perry Heights is a very car-oriented town. 98.46% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Perry Heights is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Perry Heights has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Perry Heights does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Perry Heights Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Perry Heights with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.40% of adults in Perry Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Perry Heights in 2000 was $20,333, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,332 for a family of four.

The people who call Perry Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Perry Heights is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Perry Heights include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Perry Heights is English.