Perry is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 5,185 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Perry is the 83rd largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Perry is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Perry is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Perry who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.83%), sales jobs (9.43%), and food service (8.07%).

One of the benefits of Perry is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.32 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

Perry Information and Demographics

The education level of Perry citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.39% of adults 25 and older in Perry have a college degree.

The per capita income in Perry in 2000 was $16,924, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,696 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Perry is English.