Peru, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,901
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.2
0.98% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
23.6%
7.23% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$46,159
0.0455% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$92,500
10.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,559
0.264% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Peru, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Peru, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Peru, IN was $92,500, and the homeownership rate was 71.3%.

Most people in Peru, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Peru, IN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesIndianaMiami County, INPeru, INGrant, Miami & Wabash Counties PUMA, IN

Population & Diversity

Peru, IN is home to a population of 10.9k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.642% of Peru, IN residents were born outside of the country (70 people).

In 2024, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.44k people) in Peru, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 411 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 332 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Peru, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Peru, IN was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Peru, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.44k ± 523
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    411 ± 130
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    332 ± 195
4.65%
Hispanic Population
507 people

In 2024, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.44k people) in Peru, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 411 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 332 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.65% of the people in Peru, IN are hispanic (507 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Peru, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.642%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
70 people
0.24%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
26 people

As of 2024, 0.642% of Peru, IN residents (70 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Peru, IN was 0.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    224 ± 173
  2. Vietnam
    129 ± 75
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    88 ± 69

Peru, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Peru, IN employs 4.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Peru, IN were Manufacturing (1,156 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (769 people), and Retail Trade (707 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($73,375), and Wholesale Trade ($71,131).

Employment

Occupations

4.56k
2024 Value
± 457
0.264%
1 Year growth
± 14.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peru, IN grew at a rate of 0.264%, from 4.55k employees to 4.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peru, IN, are Production Occupations (560 people), Sales & Related Occupations (487 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (466 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peru, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.56k
2024 Value
± 457
0.264%
1 Year growth
± 14.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peru, IN grew at a rate of 0.264%, from 4.55k employees to 4.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peru, IN, are Manufacturing (1,156 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (769 people), and Retail Trade (707 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peru, IN, though some of these residents may live in Peru, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$37,025
Median earning men ± $5,789
$36,002
Median earning women ± $2,724

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,940), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,036).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,290), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,679), and Public Administration ($39,028).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Peru, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Peru, IN was $92,500 in 2024, which is 0.278 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $84,000 to $92,500, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Peru, IN is 71.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Peru, IN have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peru, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$92,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,559
$3,164
Median Property Taxes
±$332

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Peru, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Peru, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

71.3%
Homeownership
2024
56.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.3% of the housing units in Peru, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$46,159
Median Household Income
± $3,848
4.44k
Number of Households
± 440

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.44k households in Peru, IN declined from $46,159 from the previous year's value of $46,180.

The following chart displays the households in Peru, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Peru, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.4%)
  2. Carpooled (9.78%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.93%)

In 2024, 83.4% of workers in Peru, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.78%) and those who worked at home (4.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peru, IN have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.65% of the workforce in Peru, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Peru, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peru, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peru, IN (2.54k out of 10.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peru, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.6% of the population of Peru, IN has health coverage, with 39.4% on employee plans, 27.8% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.917% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.37%
Uninsured
39.4%
Employer Coverage
27.8%
Medicaid
14.5%
Medicare
11.9%
Non-Group
0.917%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Peru, IN declined by 19.3% from 6.66% to 5.37%.

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