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 a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. 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 sales jobs (10.99%), office and administrative support (10.41%), and teaching (9.97%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.18% 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. One downside of living in Perry Hall is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Perry Hall, the average commute to work is 31.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Perry Hall ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Perry Hall, 45.16% 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 $46,861, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,444 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. The most common language spoken in Perry Hall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
