Perryton

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  2. Perryton Statistics
  3. Perryton Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Perryton Employment Information
  5. Perryton Family Information
  6. Perryton Education Information
  7. Perryton Public Benefits Information
  8. Perryton Criminal Information
  9. Perryton Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Perryton Zip Codes


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Perryton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,997
  • Land Area (2000): 2,375.923 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.332 square kilometers
Perryton Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 7,950 2003 7,949 2005 8,014
2002 8,120 2004 Not Available 2006 8,325

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Houses (2000): 3,763
Perryton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,693 85.46%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 334 3.71%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 975 10.83%

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Perryton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Mining 689 28.27%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 491 20.15%
3. Construction 230 9.44%
4. Utilities 97 3.98%
5. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 82 3.36%
6. Repair and Maintenance 75 3.08%
7. Truck Transportation 69 2.83%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 66 2.71%
9. Public Administration 65 2.67%
10. Educational Services 59 2.42%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 38 1.56%
12. Food Manufacturing 37 1.52%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 36 1.48%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 33 1.35%
15. Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Wholesale 30 1.23%
16. Finance and Insurance 28 1.15%
17. Warehousing and Storage 26 1.07%
18. Department and Other General Stores 21 0.86%
19. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 21 0.86%
20. Metal Manufactuing 21 0.86%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 276 16.19%
2. Educational Services 271 15.89%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 195 11.44%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 114 6.69%
5. Mining 79 4.63%
6. Public Administration 78 4.57%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 71 4.16%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 68 3.99%
9. Finance and Insurance 54 3.17%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 51 2.99%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 44 2.58%
12. Department and Other General Stores 42 2.46%
13. Private Household Services 32 1.88%
14. Social Assistance 31 1.82%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 28 1.64%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 26 1.52%
17. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 22 1.29%
18. Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Wholesale 21 1.23%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 20 1.17%
20. Florists 16 0.94%

Perryton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 211 8.66%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 169 6.93%
3. Agricultural Workers 168 6.89%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 168 6.89%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 145 5.95%
6. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 140 5.74%
7. Extraction Workers 136 5.58%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 114 4.68%
9. Other Material Moving Workers 109 4.47%
10. Other Management Occupations 104 4.27%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 82 3.36%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 64 2.63%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 62 2.54%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 55 2.26%
15. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 54 2.22%
16. Other Production Occupations 47 1.93%
17. Top Executives 47 1.93%
18. Food Processing Workers 40 1.64%
19. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 39 1.60%
20. Other Health Occupations 37 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 176 10.32%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 110 6.45%
3. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 103 6.04%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 73 4.28%
5. Agricultural Workers 70 4.11%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 68 3.99%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 63 3.70%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 62 3.64%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 57 3.34%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 56 3.28%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 55 3.23%
12. Personal Appearance Workers 52 3.05%
13. Registered Nurses 51 2.99%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 50 2.93%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 49 2.87%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 45 2.64%
17. Farmers and Farm Managers 42 2.46%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 34 1.99%
19. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 34 1.99%
20. Cashiers 33 1.94%

Perryton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,866 59.34%
15-35 hours 544 8.35%
1-14 hours 302 4.64%
No regular hours 1,803 27.67%

Perryton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 173 4.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM 131 3.32%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 63 1.60%
6 AM-6:29 AM 362 9.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 406 10.30%
7 AM-7:29 AM 665 16.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 763 19.37%
8 AM-8:29 AM 491 12.46%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 206 5.23%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 195 4.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 66 1.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 17 0.43%
Noon-3:59 PM 181 4.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM 221 5.61%

Perryton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 423 10.74%
5-9 1,372 34.82%
10-14 782 19.85%
15-19 506 12.84%
20-24 122 3.10%
25-29 81 2.06%
30-34 202 5.13%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 35 0.89%
45-59 86 2.18%
60-89 137 3.48%
At least 90 194 4.92%

Perryton Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 7 0.18% 3,279 83.22%
30-44 0 0.00% 237 6.02%
45-59 0 0.00% 86 2.18%
At least 60 0 0.00% 331 8.40%

Perryton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 778 19.26%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,065 75.89%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 51 1.26%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 7 0.17%
Color 6 Box Walked 39 0.97%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 99 2.45%

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Perryton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,273 (8,929 people)
Families (2000): 2,507 (7,996 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,124
People at same address in 1995: 4,808
Perryton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 318 9.72%
$10,000-$14,999 255 7.79%
$15,000-$19,999 237 7.24%
$20,000-$24,999 248 7.58%
$25,000-$29,999 216 6.60%
$30,000-$34,999 221 6.75%
$35,000-$39,999 216 6.60%
$40,000-$44,999 134 4.09%
$45,000-$49,999 227 6.94%
$50,000-$59,999 347 10.60%
$60,000-$74,999 383 11.70%
$75,000-$99,999 253 7.73%
$100,000-$124,999 106 3.24%
$125,000-$149,999 48 1.47%
$150,000-$199,999 43 1.31%
$200,000 or more 21 0.64%

Perryton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 685 21.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 999 30.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 65 2.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 539 16.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 545 16.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 268 8.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 80 2.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 53 1.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Perryton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,797 32.36%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 959 11.09%
Public Assistance 62 0.72%
Retirement 299 3.46%
Self Employment 813 9.41%
Social Security 806 9.32%
Supplemental Security 108 1.25%
Wage / Salary 2,484 28.74%
Other 316 3.66%

Perryton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,082 49.23%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,116 50.77%

Perryton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 249 7.45%
Color 1 Box Married 2,371 70.97%
Color 2 Box Never Married 642 19.22%
Color 3 Box Widowed 79 2.36%

Perryton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 313 9.29%
Color 1 Box Married 2,338 69.40%
Color 2 Box Never Married 399 11.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 319 9.47%

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Perryton Education Information Back to top
Perryton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 976 15.64%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,026 16.44%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,730 27.73%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,394 22.34%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 219 3.51%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 708 11.35%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 186 2.98%

Perryton Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 105 1.17% 54 0.60% 159 1.77%
Kindergarten 193 2.15% 9 0.10% 202 2.25%
Grades 1-4 621 6.90% 7 0.08% 628 6.98%
Grades 5-8 665 7.39% 0 0.00% 665 7.39%
Grades 9-12 495 5.50% 30 0.33% 525 5.84%
Undergrad college 139 1.54% 31 0.34% 170 1.89%
Graduate or professional school 8 0.09% 0 0.00% 8 0.09%
Total 2,226 24.74% 131 1.46% 2,357 26.20%

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Perryton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Perryton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,765 87.03%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,157 12.97%

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Perryton Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 20
Perryton Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 3.145 0.252 0.000 0.000 3.396 0.126 4.528 13.208 0.755 18.616
2002 2.340 0.123 0.000 0.000 2.463 0.123 3.448 14.655 0.616 18.842
2003 1.887 0.126 0.000 0.000 2.013 0.000 3.522 12.077 0.252 15.851
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 1.373 0.125 0.000 0.000 1.497 0.125 0.998 6.988 0.374 8.360
2006 0.360 0.000 0.000 0.120 0.480 0.000 2.402 10.450 0.480 13.333
2007 0.722 0.000 0.000 0.120 0.843 0.120 1.927 6.743 0.602 9.272

Perryton Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 7 9
2005 7 7
2006 6 8
2007 7 7

Perryton Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 175
2002 173

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Perryton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Perryton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,467 16.31%
10-19 Years 1,523 16.93%
20-29 Years 1,116 12.40%
30-39 Years 1,263 14.04%
40-49 Years 1,321 14.68%
50-59 Years 923 10.26%
60-69 Years 671 7.46%
70-79 Years 460 5.11%
80-89 Years 211 2.35%
90+ Years 42 0.47%

Perryton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,494 49.95%
Color 1 Box Female 4,503 50.05%

Perryton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,964 66.29%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,862 31.81%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 64 0.71%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 62 0.69%
Color 2 Box Asian 32 0.36%
Color 1 Box African-American 8 0.09%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Perryton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,442 30.91%
2. German 1,005 21.54%
3. English 691 14.81%
4. Irish 661 14.17%
5. Scotch Irish 163 3.49%
6. French Non-Basque 140 3.00%
7. Dutch 111 2.38%
8. Scottish 89 1.91%
9. Italian 51 1.09%
10. Swiss 51 1.09%

Perryton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 5,863 70.97%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 2,349 28.43%
3. Korean 25 0.30%
4. Other Indo European 14 0.17%
5. Japanese 10 0.12%

Perryton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,550 83.87%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 243 2.70%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,209 13.43%

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Perryton Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Perryton Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
79070