Peru vs Plattsburgh West

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

Peru and Plattsburgh West 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 1,306 in Plattsburgh West). Peru has the higher median household income ($69,671 vs $60,703 in Plattsburgh West). Peru has the higher median home value ($214,700 vs $55,000 in Plattsburgh West).

Population, income & housing

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
Population	1,880	1,306
Median age	41.1 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,671	$60,703
Median home value	$214,700	$55,000
Median gross rent	$1,262	$903
Housing units	715	627
Homeownership rate	76.6%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
Population	1,597 → 1,880 (+17.7%)	1,296 → 1,306 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$76,723 → $69,671 (-9.2%)	$37,311 → $60,703 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$161,500 → $214,700 (+32.9%)	$74,600 → $55,000 (-26.3%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $1,262 (+65.8%)	$773 → $903 (+16.8%)

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

Plattsburgh West

Population

1,2961,306

Median household income

$37,311$60,703

Median home value

$74,600$55,000

Median gross rent

$773$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
Under 5	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	13.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	7.5%
35 to 44	18.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	15.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	14.5%
75 and over	11.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	98.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
No high school diploma	8.8%	21.0%
High school graduate	24.4%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
Drove alone	73.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
1-unit, detached	71.6%	20.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	73.8%

Poverty & households

	Peru	Plattsburgh West
Poverty rate	9.5%	20.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1959	1992