Peru township, Dubuque County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 25.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,619 (11% urban, 89% rural)
| Males: 837 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 782 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,619 (1,433 owner occupied, 186 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Peru township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.85
| Peru township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Peru township: | $51,735 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $548 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $146,100 (it was $91,900 in 2000)
| : | $146,100 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $183,041
Here: $183,041 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $289,722
Here: $289,722 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $121,480
Here: $121,480 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,884
Here: $152,884 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,426
Here: $120,426 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $58,705
Here: $58,705 State: $46,008
| Population density: 65 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Durango.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Peru township: Spechts Ferry (A), McKnight Post Light (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Sherrill Presbyterian Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Mud Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bloody Run (A), Little Maquoketa River (B), Leisure Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Peru township: Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Peru township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 51
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 53
- South: 13
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 30
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,000
Housing units in Peru township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Peru township:
- United States or American (46.2%)
- German (18.5%)
- Czechoslovakian (15.4%)
- Swiss (10.8%)
- English (9.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 50 (70%)
- Carpooled: 21 (30%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (11%)
64.9% of residents of Peru township speak English at home.
35.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 135- In family households: 121 (31 male householders, 0 female householders)
32 spouses, 43 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
402 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (20 men, 33 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 53.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |