Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Perryton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.90 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Perryton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Perryton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.94% of the adults in Perryton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Perryton in 2022 was $28,589, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,356 for a family of four. However, Perryton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Perryton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Perryton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Perryton, accounting for 61.66% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Perryton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Perryton include English, German, Irish, French, and Welsh.
In addition, Perryton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (34.08%).
The most common language spoken in Perryton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
