Perris is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 83,032 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 $88,911.00.

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 35.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In Perris, just 12.30% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Perris in 2022 was $25,704, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,816 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 77.71% 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 German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.

In addition, Perris has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (29.66%).

The most common language spoken in Perris is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.