Peru, Indiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Peru is 1st in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Current population (2012)	11,257	73rd	6,537,334	313,914,040
Size in square miles	5.1	86th	35,826.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,236.4	35th	181	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	74th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.5%	76th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.6%	34th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.1%	111th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	8.6%	120th	22.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Race - White	93.1%	58th	86.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.5%	59th	9.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.3%	1st	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	109th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	69th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	35th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	95th	6.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.5%	51st	81.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Female residents	52.5%	24th	50.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	103rd	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Housing units	5,704	64th	2,800,614	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.1%	87th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	4,338	74th	2,472,870	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.5%	63rd	71.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$67,600	121st	$123,300	$186,200
People per household	2.6	37th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Income per capita	$17,288	112th	$24,497	$27,915
Income per household	$32,694	112th	$48,393	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.9%	45th	14.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Peru	Rank	Indiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	926	74th	482,847	27,092,908
Retail sales	$163,151	81st	$78,745,589	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,092	87th	$12,408	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$17,155	74th	$11,669,759	$613,795,732

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