Peru

Population: 691
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $85,900

Peru is a community in Nemaha County, Nebraska, home to 691 residents. The median household income of $41,875 is below the Nemaha County median ($60,132).

Between 2019 and 2023, Peru's population declined 23.9% from 908 to 691, while its median home value rose 42.0% from $60,500 to $85,900.

37.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 691
Median age: 21.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $85,900
Median gross rent: $504
Housing units: 290
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

908691

Median household income

$42,917$41,875

Median home value

$60,500$85,900

Median gross rent

$494$504

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	908	$42,917	$60,500	$494
2020	845	$41,500	$80,200	$473
2021	833	$36,326	$79,800	$456
2022	727	$41,042	$86,900	$542
2023	691	$41,875	$85,900	$504

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 2445.7%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	3.8%
5 to 17	73	10.6%
18 to 24	316	45.7%
25 to 34	35	5.1%
35 to 44	74	10.7%
45 to 54	27	3.9%
55 to 64	58	8.4%
65 to 74	65	9.4%
75 and over	17	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	553	80.0%
Black or African American	32	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	1.3%
Asian	5	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree29.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	6.9%
High school graduate	67	24.3%
Some college or associate's	88	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	82	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone55.9%

Carpooled19.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked20.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	190	55.9%
Carpooled	66	19.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	71	20.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	176	53.8%
15 to 29 min	101	30.9%
30 to 44 min	34	10.4%
45 to 59 min	9	2.8%
60+ min	7	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 24.3% (112 of 461)

	Count	Share
Family households	87	38.8%
Nonfamily households	137	61.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	224	77.2%
Vacant	66	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	71.0%
Renter-occupied	65	29.0%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	224	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	61	21.0%
5 to 19 units	2	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3138960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4785, -95.7314