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Peru township, LaSalle County, IL

10,090 Population
17.5 square miles 577.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.9 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in LaSalle County: 42.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,876 ±$3,663 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in LaSalle County: $38,079 ±$1,142
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$68,319 ±$9,396 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in LaSalle County: $72,281 ±$2,245
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

9.3% ±4% (916  ±395) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in LaSalle County: 13.5% 14,227 (±1.1% / ±1,119)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

18.4 minutes ±3.4 (88,620  ±17,150) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in LaSalle County: 26.1 1,260,530 (±1 / ±54,804)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

4,481 ±200 Number of households
  • LaSalle County: 45,092 ±501
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.2 ±0.1 (9,818  ±56) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in LaSalle County: 2.4 105,974 (±0 / ±84)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

4.1% ±2.5% (89  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in LaSalle County: 6.2% † 1,375 (±1.1% / ±234)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

5,014 ±230 Number of housing units
  • LaSalle County: 49,838 ±62
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$157,900 ±$11,331 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in LaSalle County: $154,900 ±$3,435
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

7.2% ±2.3% (721  ±233.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in LaSalle County: 9.9% 10,649 (±0.9% / ±1,017.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

95.3% ±6.5% (6,985  ±561.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in LaSalle County: 91.4% 70,594 (±2% / ±1,570.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
20.9% ±3.4% (1,532  ±257.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in LaSalle County: 18.8% 14,483 (±0.9% / ±719.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.6% ±2.4% (567  ±241) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in LaSalle County: 3.7% 4,022
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

5.7% ±1.9% (457  ±151) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in LaSalle County: 7.7% 6,610 (±0.5% / ±454)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
457 Total veterans ±151 441 Male ±144 16 Female ±25

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