LaSalle vs Peru

A side-by-side comparison of LaSalle and Peru: population, income, housing, and more.

LaSalle and Peru are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Peru has the higher population (9,863 vs 9,471 in LaSalle). Peru has the higher median household income ($68,147 vs $54,246 in LaSalle). Peru has the higher median home value ($155,600 vs $109,500 in LaSalle).

Population, income & housing

	LaSalle	Peru
Population	9,471	9,863
Median age	40.5 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,246	$68,147
Median home value	$109,500	$155,600
Median gross rent	$1,011	$879
Housing units	4,497	4,912
Homeownership rate	62.7%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaSalle	Peru
Population	9,147 → 9,471 (+3.5%)	9,798 → 9,863 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $54,246 (+8.9%)	$51,321 → $68,147 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $109,500 (+18.3%)	$127,400 → $155,600 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,011 (+20.8%)	$744 → $879 (+18.1%)

LaSalle

Population

9,1479,471

Median household income

$49,792$54,246

Median home value

$92,600$109,500

Median gross rent

$837$1,011

Peru

Population

9,7989,863

Median household income

$51,321$68,147

Median home value

$127,400$155,600

Median gross rent

$744$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaSalle	Peru
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.2%
75 and over	10.0%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaSalle	Peru
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	84.9%
Black or African American	5.4%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaSalle	Peru
No high school diploma	14.5%	4.8%
High school graduate	37.9%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaSalle	Peru
Drove alone	85.2%	80.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	13.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	2.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	2.4%	3.6%
Other means	1.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaSalle	Peru
1-unit, detached	71.9%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	LaSalle	Peru
Poverty rate	18.6%	9.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1954	1957