Perry Hall is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 29,409 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Perry Hall is the 40th largest community in Maryland.Perry Hall is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Perry Hall is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Perry Hall who work in management occupations (10.50%), healthcare (10.03%), and office and administrative support (9.78%). Also of interest is that Perry Hall has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Perry Hall telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Perry Hall, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.35 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Perry Hall ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Perry Hall, 42.07% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Perry Hall in 2022 was $51,056, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,224 for a family of four. However, Perry Hall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Perry Hall is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Perry Hall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Perry Hall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Perry Hall include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. Perry Hall also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.12%. The most common language spoken in Perry Hall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
