East Peru vs Patterson

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

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

Patterson has the higher population (293 vs 126 in East Peru). Patterson has the higher median household income ($71,786 vs $67,083 in East Peru). Patterson has the higher median home value ($106,600 vs $87,500 in East Peru).

Population, income & housing

	East Peru	Patterson
Population	126	293
Median age	33.8 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	$71,786
Median home value	$87,500	$106,600
Median gross rent	$917	$700
Housing units	59	130
Homeownership rate	81.3%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peru	Patterson
Population	134 → 126 (-6.0%)	168 → 293 (+74.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $67,083 (+37.6%)	$53,500 → $71,786 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $87,500 (+45.8%)	$71,700 → $106,600 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $917 (+7.9%)	$922 → $700 (-24.1%)

East Peru

Population

134126

Median household income

$48,750$67,083

Median home value

$60,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$850$917

Patterson

Population

168293

Median household income

$53,500$71,786

Median home value

$71,700$106,600

Median gross rent

$922$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peru	Patterson
Under 5	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	6.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	20.6%	17.1%
65 to 74	6.3%	2.7%
75 and over	4.8%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peru	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	84.0%
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%	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peru	Patterson
No high school diploma	15.4%	11.8%
High school graduate	52.6%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peru	Patterson
Drove alone	89.2%	89.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peru	Patterson
1-unit, detached	98.3%	78.5%
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%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	East Peru	Patterson
Poverty rate	17.5%	4.4%
Average household size	2.63	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1938	1974