Perris

Population: 79,349
Median household income: $82,523
Median home value: $431,900

Perris is a community in Riverside County, California, home to 79,349 residents. At $82,523, its median household income sits below Riverside County's $89,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Perris's population grew 2.7% from 77,290 to 79,349, while its median home value rose 53.4% from $281,600 to $431,900.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 78.3% of the population. 80.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,349
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $82,523
Median home value: $431,900
Median gross rent: $1,791
Housing units: 20,083
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

77,29079,349

Median household income

$63,829$82,523

Median home value

$281,600$431,900

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	77,290	$63,829	$281,600	$1,422
2020	77,708	$66,926	$309,500	$1,453
2021	78,106	$70,910	$333,900	$1,465
2022	78,881	$78,352	$383,800	$1,563
2023	79,349	$82,523	$431,900	$1,791

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,638	7.1%
5 to 17	16,813	21.2%
18 to 24	8,951	11.3%
25 to 34	12,598	15.9%
35 to 44	10,980	13.8%
45 to 54	9,877	12.4%
55 to 64	7,813	9.8%
65 to 74	3,693	4.7%
75 and over	2,986	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,095	7.7%
Black or African American	6,599	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.1%
Asian	2,338	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	450	0.6%
Some other race	419	0.5%
Two or more races	1,261	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62,130	78.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.1%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,965	29.1%
High school graduate	15,582	32.5%
Some college or associate's	12,819	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,012	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,569	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,202	80.2%
Carpooled	3,669	10.8%
Public transit	374	1.1%
Walked	333	1.0%
Bicycle	60	0.2%
Worked from home	1,535	4.5%
Other means	736	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,578	11.1%
15 to 29 min	10,211	31.5%
30 to 44 min	9,679	29.9%
45 to 59 min	3,002	9.3%
60+ min	5,904	18.2%

Households

Average household size: 4.08
Poverty rate: 11.9% (9,364 of 78,820)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,063	88.0%
Nonfamily households	2,323	12.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,386	96.5%
Vacant	697	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,316	68.7%
Renter-occupied	6,070	31.3%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,043	79.9%
1-unit, attached	437	2.2%
2 to 4 units	598	3.0%
5 to 19 units	908	4.5%
20 or more units	803	4.0%
Mobile home & other	1,294	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0656700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 33.7898, -117.2222