East Peru vs Truro

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

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

Truro has the higher population (534 vs 126 in East Peru). East Peru has the higher median household income ($67,083 vs $65,313 in Truro). Truro has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $87,500 in East Peru).

Population, income & housing

	East Peru	Truro
Population	126	534
Median age	33.8 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	$65,313
Median home value	$87,500	$166,700
Median gross rent	$917	$836
Housing units	59	198
Homeownership rate	81.3%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peru	Truro
Population	134 → 126 (-6.0%)	483 → 534 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $67,083 (+37.6%)	$54,327 → $65,313 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $87,500 (+45.8%)	$111,400 → $166,700 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $917 (+7.9%)	$795 → $836 (+5.2%)

East Peru

Population

134126

Median household income

$48,750$67,083

Median home value

$60,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$850$917

Truro

Population

483534

Median household income

$54,327$65,313

Median home value

$111,400$166,700

Median gross rent

$795$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peru	Truro
Under 5	15.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.1%	25.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	20.6%	4.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.1%
75 and over	4.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peru	Truro
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peru	Truro
No high school diploma	15.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	52.6%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peru	Truro
Drove alone	89.2%	87.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peru	Truro
1-unit, detached	98.3%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	East Peru	Truro
Poverty rate	17.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.63	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1938	1944