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Peru, IN Micro Area

35,772 Population
373.8 square miles 95.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,185 ±$1,185 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$61,130 ±$3,825 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

15.2% ±2.3% (5,083  ±783) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

25.1 minutes ±1.9 (356,740  ±31,037) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

13,270 ±278 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (33,529  ±70) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.5% ±1% (238  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

14,927 ±58 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$118,000 ±$4,646 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

16.3% ±2.8% (5,801  ±985.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87.5% ±3.3% (21,998  ±841.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
16.1% ±1.6% (4,053  ±409.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

1.1% (409  ±121) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.7% ±1.2% (2,442  ±340) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,442 Total veterans ±340 2,048 Male ±261 394 Female ±202

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