Perry is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 23,538 people and six associated neighborhoods, Perry is the 51st largest community in Georgia. Perry 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 Perry, where the median household income is $68,507.00.Unlike some cities, Perry isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Perry are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Perry is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Perry who work in office and administrative support (18.33%), sales jobs (11.11%), and management occupations (8.79%). Also of interest is that Perry has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Perry is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.74% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Perry in 2022 was $32,278, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,112 for a family of four. However, Perry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Perry is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Perry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Perry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Perry include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Perry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
