East Peru

Population: 126
Median household income: $67,083
Median home value: $87,500

East Peru, a community in Madison County, Iowa, has 126 residents. At $67,083, its median household income sits below Madison County's $89,542.

From 2019 to 2023, East Peru's population declined 6.0% from 134 to 126, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $60,000 to $87,500.

Owners occupy 81.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 126
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,083
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 59
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

134126

Median household income

$48,750$67,083

Median home value

$60,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$850$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	134	$48,750	$60,000	—
2020	142	$50,417	$55,600	—
2021	151	$54,063	$57,100	$850
2022	183	$66,875	$80,000	$950
2023	126	$67,083	$87,500	$917

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

Age distribution

Under 515.1%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6420.6%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	15.1%
5 to 17	19	15.1%
18 to 24	10	7.9%
25 to 34	17	13.5%
35 to 44	13	10.3%
45 to 54	8	6.3%
55 to 64	26	20.6%
65 to 74	8	6.3%
75 and over	6	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	123	97.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate52.6%

Some college or associate's15.4%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	15.4%
High school graduate	41	52.6%
Some college or associate's	12	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	10	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58	89.2%
Carpooled	4	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1	1.6%
15 to 29 min	40	64.5%
30 to 44 min	10	16.1%
45 to 59 min	11	17.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 17.5% (22 of 126)

	Count	Share
Family households	35	72.9%
Nonfamily households	13	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48	81.4%
Vacant	11	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39	81.3%
Renter-occupied	9	18.8%

1-unit, detached98.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	58	98.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1923790
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2270, -93.9295