Peru, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,965
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.7
8.27% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13%
37.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,812
4.1% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$216,600
0.885% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
944
14% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Peru, NY 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.

94.4% of the residents in Peru, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Peru, NY was $216,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.1%.

Most people in Peru, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Peru, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkClinton County, NYPlattsburgh, NYClinton, Franklin, Essex & Hamilton Counties PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Peru, NY is home to a population of 1.97k people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.28% of Peru, NY residents were born outside of the country (143 people).

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.68k people) in Peru, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 144 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 108 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.4%
2024 Citizenship
95.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.4% of Peru, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Peru, NY was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Peru, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.68k ± 343
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    144 ± 155
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    108 ± 81
5.5%
Hispanic Population
108 people

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.68k people) in Peru, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 144 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 108 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.5% of the people in Peru, NY are hispanic (108 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Peru, NY 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 New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.28%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
143 people
7.71%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
145 people

As of 2024, 7.28% of Peru, NY residents (143 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, NY was 7.71%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    35 ± 38
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    10 ± 22

Peru, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Peru, NY employs 944 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Peru, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people), Educational Services (204 people), and Manufacturing (108 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($75,870), Construction ($73,864), and Educational Services ($62,426).

Employment

Occupations

944
2024 Value
± 243
14%
1 Year growth
± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peru, NY grew at a rate of 14%, from 828 employees to 944 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peru, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (114 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (93 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peru, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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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

944
2024 Value
± 243
14%
1 Year growth
± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peru, NY grew at a rate of 14%, from 828 employees to 944 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peru, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people), Educational Services (204 people), and Manufacturing (108 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peru, NY, though some of these residents may live in Peru, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,050
Median earning men ± $19,094
$56,118
Median earning women ± $14,665

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($75,870), Construction ($73,864), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,908) and Retail Trade ($22,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Peru, NY was $216,600 in 2024, which is 0.651 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $214,700 to $216,600, a 0.885% increase. The homeownership rate in Peru, NY is 67.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Peru, NY have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peru, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$216,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,750
$511
Median Property Taxes
±$171

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

67.1%
Homeownership
2024
58.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.1% of the housing units in Peru, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

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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.
$66,812
Median Household Income
± $9,101
761
Number of Households
± 216

In 2024, the median household income of the 761 households in Peru, NY declined from $66,812 from the previous year's value of $69,671.

The following chart displays the households in Peru, NY 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Peru, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (10%)
  3. Carpooled (8.16%)

In 2024, 75.1% of workers in Peru, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10%) and those who carpooled to work (8.16%).

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

18.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peru, NY have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.27% of the workforce in Peru, NY 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, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peru, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peru, NY (253 out of 1.94k 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 16 - 17, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peru, NY is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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

92.6% of the population of Peru, NY has health coverage, with 46.5% on employee plans, 20.2% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.41%
Uninsured
46.5%
Employer Coverage
20.2%
Medicaid
12.9%
Medicare
12.9%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Peru, NY grew by 38.1% from 5.37% to 7.41%.

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