Peru township, Miami County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (56% naturalized citizens)
| Peru township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
58% of Peru township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9159
- Northeast: 199
- Midwest: 1124
- South: 1444
- West: 341
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Peru township, Indiana:
- 224 people in nursing homes
- 50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,126
- One, attached: 57
- Two: 316
- 3 or 4: 266
- 5 to 9: 53
- 10 to 19: 22
- 50 or more: 109
- Mobile homes: 710
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,200
Housing units in Peru township with a mortgage: 2,061 (250 second mortgage, 191 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,079
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Peru township:
- German (24.5%)
- United States or American (23.0%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- English (10.1%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (19%)
- India (13%)
- Germany (11%)
- Mexico (9%)
- Brazil (9%)
- Costa Rica (9%)
- France (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,458 (79%)
- Carpooled: 727 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
- Bicycle: 13 (0%)
- Walked: 225 (4%)
- Other means: 25 (0%)
- Worked at home: 176 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
People in group quarters in Peru township, Indiana:
- 224 people in nursing homes
- 50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
96.8% of residents of Peru township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 12,262- In family households: 10,329 (2,593 male householders, 813 female householders)
2,642 spouses, 3,720 children (3,272 natural, 130 adopted, 318 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 113 other relatives, 208 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,933 (784 male householders (695 living alone)), 996 female householders (935 living alone)), 153 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 310 (277 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,552 2-persons, 887 3-persons, 548 4-persons, 272 5-persons, 147 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,630 1-person, 138 2-persons, 12 3-persons,
2,058 married couples with children.
815 single-parent households (205 men, 610 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 211
| Here: | 13.8% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |