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%).

One downside of living in Perris is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Perris, the average commute to work is 37.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Perris Information and Demographics

The population of Perris has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 6.63% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

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.

In addition, Perris has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.04%).

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