Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.59 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Perham is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Perham in 2022 was $27,057, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,228 for a family of four. However, Perham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Perham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Perham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Perham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Perham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Perham include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Perham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
