Dannemora vs Peru

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

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

Dannemora has the higher population (2,831 vs 1,880 in Peru). Dannemora has the higher median household income ($70,938 vs $69,671 in Peru). Peru has the higher median home value ($214,700 vs $127,600 in Dannemora).

Population, income & housing

	Dannemora	Peru
Population	2,831	1,880
Median age	38.0 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,938	$69,671
Median home value	$127,600	$214,700
Median gross rent	$941	$1,262
Housing units	395	715
Homeownership rate	78.7%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dannemora	Peru
Population	3,958 → 2,831 (-28.5%)	1,597 → 1,880 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$56,339 → $70,938 (+25.9%)	$76,723 → $69,671 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $127,600 (+22.0%)	$161,500 → $214,700 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $941 (+14.6%)	$761 → $1,262 (+65.8%)

Dannemora

Population

3,9582,831

Median household income

$56,339$70,938

Median home value

$104,600$127,600

Median gross rent

$821$941

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)

	Dannemora	Peru
Under 5	2.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	4.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	30.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	25.8%	18.0%
45 to 54	16.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	3.2%	12.7%
75 and over	1.6%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dannemora	Peru
White (non-Hispanic)	49.2%	93.2%
Black or African American	34.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dannemora	Peru
No high school diploma	46.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	34.3%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dannemora	Peru
Drove alone	71.6%	73.7%
Carpooled	13.6%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dannemora	Peru
1-unit, detached	70.4%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.6%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Dannemora	Peru
Poverty rate	9.6%	9.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1938	1959