East Peru vs Winterset

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

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

Winterset has the higher population (5,384 vs 126 in East Peru). Winterset has the higher median household income ($69,268 vs $67,083 in East Peru). Winterset has the higher median home value ($181,500 vs $87,500 in East Peru).

Population, income & housing

	East Peru	Winterset
Population	126	5,384
Median age	33.8 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	$69,268
Median home value	$87,500	$181,500
Median gross rent	$917	$943
Housing units	59	2,373
Homeownership rate	81.3%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peru	Winterset
Population	134 → 126 (-6.0%)	5,260 → 5,384 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $67,083 (+37.6%)	$52,835 → $69,268 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $87,500 (+45.8%)	$158,300 → $181,500 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $917 (+7.9%)	$740 → $943 (+27.4%)

East Peru

Population

134126

Median household income

$48,750$67,083

Median home value

$60,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$850$917

Winterset

Population

5,2605,384

Median household income

$52,835$69,268

Median home value

$158,300$181,500

Median gross rent

$740$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peru	Winterset
Under 5	15.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	16.5%
45 to 54	6.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	20.6%	6.0%
65 to 74	6.3%	10.0%
75 and over	4.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peru	Winterset
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
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%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peru	Winterset
No high school diploma	15.4%	3.3%
High school graduate	52.6%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peru	Winterset
Drove alone	89.2%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peru	Winterset
1-unit, detached	98.3%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	East Peru	Winterset
Poverty rate	17.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.63	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1938	1969