With 3,627 people, Perham is a city in Minnesota. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 44%. This skews young, with a median age of 33.2. Growth has run 42% since 2000, or 1,068 more people. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. 53% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,716, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Perham
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.1 → 33.2(−3.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants62.4% → 52.6%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population2,075 → 3,627(+75%)US over the same years: +35%
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)10.7%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.8%(67)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War26.2%(49)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 187 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
Perham, decade by decade
Perham 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
2,075
$42,116
$101,283
16.2%
2.2
2000
2,559
$51,730
$128,973
15.4%
7.8
2010
2,985
$55,500
$183,849
12.2%
19.2
2020
3,512
$54,144
$177,079
27.5%
41.4
2024
3,627
$49,716
$199,000
30.0%
33.5
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.
