Perryton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Climate
Perryton has a borderline cool semi-arid climate just short of either a humid subtropical climate or a humid continental climate. Winter mornings are very cold: 137.9 mornings will fall to or below freezing and 4.4 mornings each year can be expected to fall so low as. This indicates heavy continental influence courtesy of its far inland position. Winter weather can be extremely variable, ranging from extremely cold due to Arctic outbreaks from the Yukon to a three-month winter average of six afternoons above due to hot chinook winds blowing off the Rocky Mountains. In some cases, these chinooks can produce extremely rapid increases in temperature: during February 10, 2017, the temperature rose from in the morning to in the afternoon and down to the following morning. Summers are hot, but not so intensely so as South Texas, and mornings remain relatively mild. Nine mornings each year can be expected to stay above, but virtually none stay above – although the temperature did not fall below on July 10, 2016. However, 70.5 afternoons reach, with 12.3 afternoons topping, and a record high of on June 26, 2011. The coldest morning was on January 7, 1988 and the coldest maximum on December 22 and 23 of 1990.
Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 7,774 people, 2,785 households and 2,113 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,753.2 per square mile. There were 3,180 housing units at an average density of 717.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 85.23% White, 0.15% African American, 0.98% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 11.10% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.13% of the population. There were 2,785 households of which 42.3% had children, as well as people under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.22. Age distribution was 31.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median household income was $37,363, and the median family income was $45,045. Males had a median income of $31,803 compared with $19,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,431. About 9.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
