East Peru vs Macksburg

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

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

East Peru has the higher population (126 vs 54 in Macksburg). East Peru has the higher median household income ($67,083 vs $31,538 in Macksburg). Macksburg has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $87,500 in East Peru).

Population, income & housing

	East Peru	Macksburg
Population	126	54
Median age	33.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	$31,538
Median home value	$87,500	$92,500
Median gross rent	$917	—
Housing units	59	32
Homeownership rate	81.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peru	Macksburg
Population	134 → 126 (-6.0%)	89 → 54 (-39.3%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $67,083 (+37.6%)	$20,875 → $31,538 (+51.1%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $87,500 (+45.8%)	$70,000 → $92,500 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $917 (+7.9%)	—

East Peru

Population

134126

Median household income

$48,750$67,083

Median home value

$60,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$850$917

Macksburg

Population

8954

Median household income

$20,875$31,538

Median home value

$70,000$92,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peru	Macksburg
Under 5	15.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	1.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	20.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	20.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	16.7%
75 and over	4.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peru	Macksburg
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peru	Macksburg
No high school diploma	15.4%	5.3%
High school graduate	52.6%	65.8%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peru	Macksburg
Drove alone	89.2%	79.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peru	Macksburg
1-unit, detached	98.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Peru	Macksburg
Poverty rate	17.5%	7.4%
Average household size	2.63	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	25	44
Median year structure built	1938	1938