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Peru, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $89,232 (it was $52,300 in 2000)
Peru:

$89,232
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,862 - $122,880

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $115,097
Here:

$115,097
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $116,426
Here:

$116,426
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $86,134
Here:

$86,134
State:

$175,375

Mobile homes: $48,544
Here:

$48,544
State:

$67,116

Total population: 11,079 (All urban)

Houses: 5,272 (4,479 occupied: 3,173 owner occupied, 1,358 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

30%
State:

29%

Housing density: 1,142 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $145,384.

Median contract rent in 2022: $569 (lower quartile is $432, upper quartile is $785)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $525


Median gross rent in Peru, IN in 2022: $767

Housing units in Peru with a mortgage: 1,522 (95 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 100

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $68,344

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $44,563

Median monthly housing costs: $652

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Peru, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1943

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,939
  • Male householders: 1,695 (714 living alone), Female householders: 2,747 (806 living alone)
  • 1,619 spouses (1,613 opposite-sex spouses), 406 unmarried partners, (406 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,155 children (2,931 natural, 37 adopted, 186 stepchildren), 253 grandchildren, 190 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 9 foster children, 262 other relatives, 362 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 133

Size of family households: 1,207 2-persons, 729 3-persons, 444 4-persons, 208 5-persons, 170 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,559 1-person, 202 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

1,049 married couples with children.
1,065 single-parent households (97 men, 968 women).

96.7% of residents of Peru speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 21 (0.2%)
(33.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peru, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peru, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1051 bedroom
  • 8512 bedrooms
  • 1,7133 bedrooms
  • 4404 bedrooms
  • 665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Indiana
  • 33no bedroom
  • 2391 bedroom
  • 4132 bedrooms
  • 4673 bedrooms
  • 1344 bedrooms
  • 725+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 194no vehicle
  • 9701 vehicle
  • 1,2862 vehicles
  • 5753 vehicles
  • 924 vehicles
  • 555+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in renter-occupied apartments
  • 366no vehicle
  • 6751 vehicle
  • 2672 vehicles
  • 303 vehicles
  • 214 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peru, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peru, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 82 rooms
  • 533 rooms
  • 1624 rooms
  • 6545 rooms
  • 8786 rooms
  • 5087 rooms
  • 4888 rooms
  • 4219+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 1733 rooms
  • 2254 rooms
  • 3105 rooms
  • 1876 rooms
  • 1277 rooms
  • 2668 rooms
  • 549+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Peru, IN
Peru city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Peru, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Peru, IN in 2022
  • 401Less than $10,000
  • 437$10,000 to $19,999
  • 517$20,000 to $29,999
  • 627$30,000 to $39,999
  • 559$40,000 to $49,999
  • 378$50,000 to $59,999
  • 400$60,000 to $74,999
  • 555$75,000 to $99,999
  • 371$100,000 to $124,999
  • 183$125,000 to $149,999
  • 61$150,000 to $199,999
  • 52$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Peru, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Peru, IN in 2022
  • 87Less than $10,000
  • 72$10,000 to $14,999
  • 96$15,000 to $19,999
  • 55$20,000 to $24,999
  • 98$25,000 to $29,999
  • 72$30,000 to $34,999
  • 20$35,000 to $39,999
  • 115$40,000 to $49,999
  • 186$50,000 to $59,999
  • 303$60,000 to $69,999
  • 449$70,000 to $79,999
  • 211$80,000 to $89,999
  • 210$90,000 to $99,999
  • 375$100,000 to $124,999
  • 156$125,000 to $149,999
  • 98$150,000 to $174,999
  • 36$175,000 to $199,999
  • 28$200,000 to $249,999
  • 42$250,000 to $299,999
  • 50$300,000 to $399,999
  • 60$500,000 to $749,999
  • 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Peru, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Peru, IN in 2022
  • 19Less than $100
  • 43$100 to $149
  • 39$150 to $199
  • 52$200 to $249
  • 32$250 to $299
  • 27$300 to $349
  • 75$350 to $399
  • 27$400 to $449
  • 93$450 to $499
  • 157$500 to $549
  • 165$550 to $599
  • 62$600 to $649
  • 86$650 to $699
  • 33$700 to $749
  • 167$750 to $799
  • 122$800 to $899
  • 20$900 to $999
  • 48No cash rent
Work and jobs in Peru: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.4%
Number of people working at home: 236 (5.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 317
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 715
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 616
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 574
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 701
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 295
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 623
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 83
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 71
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 142
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 64
  • 90 or more minutes: 118
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Peru

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,435 (76.6%)
  • Carpooled: 863 (14.9%)
  • Taxi: 43 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 50 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 96 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 236 (4.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 11.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 24.9%Females
Races in Peru detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Peru, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Peru, Indiana
  • 02010 or later
  • 52000 to 2009
  • 41990 to 1999
  • 241980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 71Before 1970
Ancestries in Peru, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 994 (19.8%)
  • American: 865 (17.2%)
  • German: 808 (16.1%)
  • Irish: 594 (11.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 155 (3.1%)
  • Scottish: 112 (2.2%)
  • European: 67 (1.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 29 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 28 (0.6%)
  • Italian: 18 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 13 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 12 (0.2%)
  • French: 6 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 6 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 5 (0.10%)
  • Slovene: 4 (0.08%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

England
Peru:

57.1% (12)
Indiana:

0.8% (2,847)

Vietnam
Peru:

19.0% (4)
Indiana:

1.8% (6,645)

Mexico
Peru:

9.5% (2)
Indiana:

27.0% (101,996)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 8,512
  • Other state: 2,299
  • Northeast: 86
  • Midwest: 996
  • South: 884
  • West: 329

84.5% of Peru residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77.8% lived in Indiana.


Peru:

84.5%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 53
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 44
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 23
  • 9th grade: 73
  • 10th grade: 106
  • 11th grade: 125
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 71
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,597
  • Less than 1 year of college: 248
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 393
  • Associate degree: 320
  • Bachelor's degree: 310
  • Master's degree: 126
  • Professional school degree: 30
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 108
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 52
  • 5th and 6th grade: 10
  • 7th and 8th grade: 73
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 119
  • 11th grade: 47
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 38
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,532
  • Less than 1 year of college: 276
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 538
  • Associate degree: 405
  • Bachelor's degree: 440
  • Master's degree: 239
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 13
Educational Attainment for Females
Peru marital status for males
Peru marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,119
  • One, attached: 66
  • Two: 172
  • 3 or 4: 209
  • 5 to 9: 96
  • 10 to 19: 30
  • 20 to 49: 10
  • 50 or more: 140
  • Mobile homes: 427

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,016

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 8.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 8.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Peru
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Peru, IN
  • 92.2%Utility gas
  • 6.2%Electricity
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Peru, IN
  • 68.1%Utility gas
  • 27.8%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%Wood
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Here:

3.0%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:

0.8%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48
Here:

16.2%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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