Peru, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
Peru: | $260,199 |
Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 847 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 801 (16 farm, 785 nonfarm))
Houses: 371 (292 occupied: 269 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 38% |
Housing density: 14 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $708,441.
Median contract rent in 2022: $722 (lower quartile is $554, upper quartile is $1,060)
Median gross rent in Peru, MA in 2022: $1,115
Housing units in Peru with a mortgage: 134 (7 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 125,060- In family households: 97,905 (22,577 male householders, 11,041 female householders)
24,607 spouses, 32,029 children (29,913 natural, 899 adopted, 1,217 stepchildren), 1,640 grandchildren, 800 brothers or sisters, 888 parents, foster children, 744 other relatives, 3,122 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27,155 (10,008 male householders (7,904 living alone)), 12,465 female householders (10,630 living alone)), 4,682 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6,159 (2,280 institutionalized population)
19,886 married couples with children.
7,840 single-parent households (1,582 men, 6,258 women).
97.4% of residents of Peru speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 13 (1.7%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 5.4 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peru, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 191 bedroom
- 812 bedrooms
- 1193 bedrooms
- 334 bedrooms
- 175+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 102 bedrooms
- 73 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2no vehicle
- 781 vehicle
- 1262 vehicles
- 513 vehicles
- 64 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in renter-occupied apartments
- 3no vehicle
- 141 vehicle
- 62 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peru, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 72 rooms
- 93 rooms
- 454 rooms
- 635 rooms
- 356 rooms
- 577 rooms
- 398 rooms
- 149+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 83 rooms
- 34 rooms
- 85 rooms
- 26 rooms
- 27 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Peru, MA household income distribution
- 2,745Less than $10,000
- 6,114$10,000 to $19,999
- 4,965$20,000 to $29,999
- 5,919$30,000 to $39,999
- 4,749$40,000 to $49,999
- 3,484$50,000 to $59,999
- 5,533$60,000 to $74,999
- 8,694$75,000 to $99,999
- 6,543$100,000 to $124,999
- 5,636$125,000 to $149,999
- 5,466$150,000 to $199,999
- 6,720$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 86 (18.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 10
- 5 to 9 minutes: 16
- 10 to 14 minutes: 33
- 15 to 19 minutes: 62
- 20 to 24 minutes: 62
- 25 to 29 minutes: 34
- 30 to 34 minutes: 101
- 35 to 39 minutes: 11
- 40 to 44 minutes: 33
- 45 to 59 minutes: 18
- 60 to 89 minutes: 3
- 90 or more minutes: 22
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 335 (80.1%)
- Carpooled: 57 (13.6%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0.7%)
- Walked: 10 (2.4%)
- Worked at home: 13 (3.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Peru, Massachusetts
- 01995 to March 2000
- 31990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 31965 to 1969
- 2Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 163 (17.4%)
- Irish: 147 (15.7%)
- English: 134 (14.3%)
- German: 124 (13.2%)
- Italian: 85 (9.1%)
- Polish: 67 (7.2%)
- Other: 49 (5.2%)
- United States: 30 (3.2%)
- Scottish: 26 (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 20 (2.1%)
- Swedish: 20 (2.1%)
- French Canadian: 15 (1.6%)
- Portuguese: 13 (1.4%)
- Dutch: 11 (1.2%)
- Welsh: 11 (1.2%)
- Danish: 7 (0.7%)
- Russian: 5 (0.5%)
- Lithuanian: 3 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 3 (0.3%)
- Ukrainian: 3 (0.3%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Peru: | 37.5% (3) |
Massachusetts: | 3.7% (28,319) |
Peru: | 37.5% (3) |
Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
Peru: | 25.0% (2) |
Massachusetts: | 1.9% (14,883) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 622
- Other state: 166
- Northeast: 103
- Midwest: 23
- South: 29
- West: 11
80% of Peru residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 6
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 0
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 7
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 3
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 133
- Less than 1 year of college: 15
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30
- Associate degree: 22
- Bachelor's degree: 23
- Master's degree: 14
- Professional school degree: 6
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 8
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 13
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 7
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 71
- Less than 1 year of college: 44
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
- Associate degree: 14
- Bachelor's degree: 30
- Master's degree: 24
- Professional school degree: 3
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 289
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 66
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $89,233
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%
- 44.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.8%Wood
- 3.0%Electricity
- 2.2%Coal or coke
- 2.2%Other fuel
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 65.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 34.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 17.9% |
Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Here: | 10.0% |
Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Here: | 16.7% |
Massachusetts: | 48.2% |