Perris is home to 80,511 people in California. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 44,322 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 31.3. The foreign-born share is 30%. The average commute runs 37 minutes.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,911, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 199%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Perris
What changed most since 1990
Population21,460 → 80,511(+275%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share35.9% → 77.7%(+41.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share48.0% → 7.4%(−40.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Perris's population equals 3.2% of Riverside County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.9%(635)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.9%(670)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.6%(393)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,817 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Perris, decade by decade
Perris population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
21,460
$68,668
$267,128
7.3%
78.1
2000
36,189
$64,709
$158,666
6.6%
75.9
2010
68,386
$72,606
$343,962
9.0%
57.3
2020
78,700
$81,117
$375,126
10.2%
51.2
2024
80,511
$88,911
$474,700
12.3%
47.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
