Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Peru, IL

9,863 Population
10.4 square miles 951.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

45.4 ±4.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 42.5 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,131 ±$3,714 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: $37,828 ±$880
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$68,147 ±$8,902 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: $70,941 ±$1,750
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

9.2% ±4.1% (890  ±395) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 13.1% 18,876 (±0.8% / ±1,181)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

18.5 minutes ±3.4 (88,220  ±17,123) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 24.9 1,642,700 (±0.7 / ±55,935)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

4,379 ±211 Number of households
  • the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 61,576 ±617
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.2 ±0.1 (9,656  ±182) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 2.3 144,125 (±0 / ±94)
  • 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 three-fifths of the rate in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 6.4% † 1,913 (±0.9% / ±266)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

4,912 ±240 Number of housing units
  • the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 68,553 ±83
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$155,600 ±$11,712 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: $148,600 ±$3,153
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

7.5% ±2.4% (737  ±234.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 10% 14,610 (±0.8% / ±1,147.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

95.2% ±6.4% (6,732  ±549.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 91.4% 95,883 (±1.6% / ±1,714)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
21.3% ±3.5% (1,506  ±256.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 19.6% 20,542 (±0.8% / ±803.4)
  • 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% (553  ±241) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 3.5% 5,181
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

5.4% ±1.9% (418  ±144) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Ottawa, IL Micro Area: 7.5% 8,688 (±0.4% / ±483)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
418 Total veterans ±144 402 Male ±137 16 Female ±25

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.