Grissom AFB vs Peru

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

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

Peru has the higher population (10,835 vs 2,882 in Grissom AFB). Grissom AFB has the higher median household income ($52,829 vs $46,180 in Peru). Grissom AFB has the higher median home value ($84,700 vs $84,000 in Peru).

Population, income & housing

	Grissom AFB	Peru
Population	2,882	10,835
Median age	27.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,829	$46,180
Median home value	$84,700	$84,000
Median gross rent	$864	$769
Housing units	958	5,239
Homeownership rate	18.8%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grissom AFB	Peru
Population	2,453 → 2,882 (+17.5%)	11,584 → 10,835 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$50,956 → $52,829 (+3.7%)	$39,267 → $46,180 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$59,100 → $84,700 (+43.3%)	$61,200 → $84,000 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $864 (+6.1%)	$683 → $769 (+12.6%)

Grissom AFB

Population

2,4532,882

Median household income

$50,956$52,829

Median home value

$59,100$84,700

Median gross rent

$814$864

Peru

Population

11,58410,835

Median household income

$39,267$46,180

Median home value

$61,200$84,000

Median gross rent

$683$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grissom AFB	Peru
Under 5	7.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	21.9%	19.5%
18 to 24	17.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.0%	13.4%
75 and over	3.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grissom AFB	Peru
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	86.7%
Black or African American	5.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.7%
Two or more races	12.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grissom AFB	Peru
No high school diploma	10.3%	13.6%
High school graduate	38.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grissom AFB	Peru
Drove alone	79.2%	80.4%
Carpooled	19.7%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grissom AFB	Peru
1-unit, detached	16.0%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	56.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	9.4%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Grissom AFB	Peru
Poverty rate	15.6%	25.4%
Average household size	3.14	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1962	1940