Champlain vs Peru

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

Champlain and Peru are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Peru has the higher population (1,880 vs 1,206 in Champlain). Peru has the higher median household income ($69,671 vs $56,250 in Champlain). Peru has the higher median home value ($214,700 vs $120,600 in Champlain).

Population, income & housing

	Champlain	Peru
Population	1,206	1,880
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$69,671
Median home value	$120,600	$214,700
Median gross rent	$1,054	$1,262
Housing units	589	715
Homeownership rate	54.7%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champlain	Peru
Population	1,002 → 1,206 (+20.4%)	1,597 → 1,880 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$34,276 → $56,250 (+64.1%)	$76,723 → $69,671 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $120,600 (-2.7%)	$161,500 → $214,700 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,054 (+42.0%)	$761 → $1,262 (+65.8%)

Champlain

Population

1,0021,206

Median household income

$34,276$56,250

Median home value

$123,900$120,600

Median gross rent

$742$1,054

Peru

Population

1,5971,880

Median household income

$76,723$69,671

Median home value

$161,500$214,700

Median gross rent

$761$1,262

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champlain	Peru
Under 5	9.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	10.4%	14.4%
18 to 24	15.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	18.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	9.2%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.7%
75 and over	9.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champlain	Peru
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	93.2%
Black or African American	4.0%	1.2%
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	4.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champlain	Peru
No high school diploma	18.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	22.9%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champlain	Peru
Drove alone	81.7%	73.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champlain	Peru
1-unit, detached	64.3%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.5%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Champlain	Peru
Poverty rate	10.9%	9.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1949	1959