Peru

Population: 10,835
Median household income: $46,180
Median home value: $84,000

Peru, a community in Miami County, Indiana, has 10,835 residents. At $46,180, its median household income sits below Miami County's $61,130.

Between 2019 and 2023, Peru's population declined 6.5% from 11,584 to 10,835, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $61,200 to $84,000.

25.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.42 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,835
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,180
Median home value: $84,000
Median gross rent: $769
Housing units: 5,239
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,58410,835

Median household income

$39,267$46,180

Median home value

$61,200$84,000

Median gross rent

$683$769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,584	$39,267	$61,200	$683
2020	11,369	$40,065	$63,700	$753
2021	11,123	$42,668	$66,600	$774
2022	10,862	$44,665	$78,500	$764
2023	10,835	$46,180	$84,000	$769

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	427	3.9%
5 to 17	2,116	19.5%
18 to 24	970	9.0%
25 to 34	932	8.6%
35 to 44	1,541	14.2%
45 to 54	1,416	13.1%
55 to 64	1,373	12.7%
65 to 74	1,454	13.4%
75 and over	606	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,395	86.7%
Black or African American	376	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.2%
Asian	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.7%
Two or more races	501	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	442	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	998	13.6%
High school graduate	2,857	39.0%
Some college or associate's	2,256	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	762	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	449	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,526	80.4%
Carpooled	523	11.9%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	95	2.2%
Bicycle	11	0.3%
Worked from home	210	4.8%
Other means	15	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,752	41.9%
15 to 29 min	1,330	31.8%
30 to 44 min	656	15.7%
45 to 59 min	228	5.5%
60+ min	212	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 25.4% (2,723 of 10,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,736	61.9%
Nonfamily households	1,683	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,419	84.3%
Vacant	820	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,130	70.8%
Renter-occupied	1,289	29.2%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,038	77.1%
1-unit, attached	71	1.4%
2 to 4 units	483	9.2%
5 to 19 units	121	2.3%
20 or more units	167	3.2%
Mobile home & other	359	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1859328
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.7587, -86.0706