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Peru, IN Micro Area

35,712 Population
373.8 square miles 95.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,463 ±$1,590 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,139 ±$3,618 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.1% ±2.4% (5,029  ±790) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.6 minutes ±2.1 (357,520  ±33,117) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

13,318 ±263 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (33,297  ±104) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.6% ±2.1% (390  ±148) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

14,952 ±58 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$126,200 ±$9,686 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.3% ±2.5% (5,754  ±891.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.6% ±3.3% (22,306  ±856.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.1% ±1.6% (4,045  ±410.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.4% (510  ±169) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8% ±1.2% (2,270  ±349) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,270 Total veterans ±349 1,865 Male ±266 405 Female ±206

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