Perham City, Minnesota

Perham City is a city located in the Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is home to over 2559 people (2000 census). The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 2730, It is the 206th largest by population in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city spans an area of 2.62 square miles (6.79 kmē), making it the 259th largest by size in Minnesota.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2559 people, 1104 households, and 642 families residing in the city. The population density was 976.2 people per square mile (376.91/kmē), it is 307th most densely populated city in Minnesota. There were 1167 housing units at an average density of 445.4 per square mile (171.97/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.23 persons, and the average family size was 2.95 persons. In the Perham City, 25.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.9% were 18 to 24, 25.7% were 25 to 44, 17.6% were 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. The median age was 40 years, The median age of males and females living in Perham City was 37.4 and 42.9 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 96.99% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 1.02% American Indian, 0.27% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.7% from two or more races and 0.66% Other races.

Perham city Minnesota Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Perham city Minnesota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Perham City Minnesota GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $28397, making its Minnesota's 196th lowest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $40184, making its Minnesota's 558th highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $16444, making it the 501st wealthiest city by per capita income among the Minnesota. The median income is $17500, Males have a median income of $21985 versus $15821 for females.

In 2000, 590 pupils and students, of which 51.36% are male and 48.64% are female, 23.06% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.81% nursery or pri school, 5.08% kindergarten, 45.42% elementary school, 32.88% high school and 7.8% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2559
April 2000 Estimate2571
July 2000 Estimate2576
July 2001 Estimate2601
July 2002 Estimate2624
July 2003 Estimate2651
July 2004 Estimate2685
July 2005 Estimate2690
July 2006 Estimate2715
July 2007 Estimate2724
July 2008 Estimate2730
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school341852
Kindergarten25530
Elementary school141127268
High school81113194
College or graduate school222446
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Perham city, Minnesota$28397$40184$16444
Otter Tail County, Minnesota$35395$42740$18014
Minnesota, United States$47111$56874$23198
United States$41994$50046$21587