Peru, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,301 (Urban population: 12,169 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 132 (all nonfarm))

Peru, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,915 (5,385 occupied: 3,715 owner occupied, 1,670 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1282 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $413 (lower quartile is $285, upper quartile is $489)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $425

Median gross rent in Peru, IN in 2007: $511

Housing units in Peru with a mortgage: 1,942 (261 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,117

Peru,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,122 (it was $52,300 in 2000)

Peru:	$68,122
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,454 - $91,862

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $84,284
Here: $84,284
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $165,611
Here: $165,611
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $58,350
Here: $58,350
State: $113,796

Mobile homes: $22,629
Here: $22,629
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,552

In family households: 10,386 (2,498 male householders, 920 female householders)
2,524 spouses, 3,893 children (3,381 natural, 138 adopted, 374 stepchildren), 159 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 100 other relatives, 207 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,166 (801 male householders (733 living alone)), 1,184 female householders (1,083 living alone)), 181 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 310 (277 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,571 2-persons, 849 3-persons, 563 4-persons, 278 5-persons, 157 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,816 1-person, 156 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

2,045 married couples with children.
1,007 single-parent households (211 men, 796 women).

96.5% of residents of Peru speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 152 (1.2%)
(64.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peru, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 379 5 rooms: 855 6 rooms: 1,037 7 rooms: 628 8 rooms: 418 9 or more rooms: 338

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Indiana:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 347 4 rooms: 490 5 rooms: 332 6 rooms: 231 7 rooms: 130 8 rooms: 32 9 or more rooms: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 193
1990 to 1994: 165
1980 to 1989: 394
1970 to 1979: 664
1960 to 1969: 341
1950 to 1959: 630
1940 to 1949: 663
1939 or earlier: 2,859

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peru:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 120 2 bedrooms: 1,122 3 bedrooms: 1,806 4 bedrooms: 530 5 or more bedrooms: 137

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 518 2 bedrooms: 667 3 bedrooms: 406 4 bedrooms: 59 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 211 1 vehicle: 1,280 2 vehicles: 1,527 3 vehicles: 530 4 vehicles: 126 5 or more vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 276 1 vehicle: 938 2 vehicles: 389 3 vehicles: 55 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Peru, IN:

Less than $10,000: 150
$10,000 to $14,999: 65
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 101
$25,000 to $29,999: 123
$30,000 to $34,999: 122
$35,000 to $39,999: 104
$40,000 to $49,999: 314
$50,000 to $59,999: 382
$60,000 to $69,999: 371
$70,000 to $79,999: 365
$80,000 to $89,999: 337
$90,000 to $99,999: 301
$100,000 to $124,999: 418
$125,000 to $149,999: 116
$150,000 to $174,999: 86
$175,000 to $199,999: 55
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 12
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Peru rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Peru:

Less than $100: 84 people
$100 to $149: 73
$150 to $199: 77
$200 to $249: 67
$250 to $299: 125
$300 to $349: 101
$350 to $399: 161
$400 to $449: 210
$450 to $499: 223
$500 to $549: 178
$550 to $599: 54
$600 to $649: 58
$650 to $699: 22
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 15
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 109

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 52 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 24 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 12 1965 to 1969: 59

Peru, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.5%
Number of people working at home: 180 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 402
5 to 9 minutes: 1452
10 to 14 minutes: 1123
15 to 19 minutes: 602
20 to 24 minutes: 389
25 to 29 minutes: 328
30 to 34 minutes: 415
35 to 39 minutes: 62
40 to 44 minutes: 87
45 to 59 minutes: 224
60 to 89 minutes: 160
90 or more minutes: 151

Peru mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,433 (80%)
Carpooled: 696 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 216 (4%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 180 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 621
$10,000 to $14,999: 467
$15,000 to $19,999: 614
$20,000 to $24,999: 447
$25,000 to $29,999: 510
$30,000 to $34,999: 375
$35,000 to $39,999: 318
$40,000 to $44,999: 302
$45,000 to $49,999: 308
$50,000 to $59,999: 423
$60,000 to $74,999: 463
$75,000 to $99,999: 317
$100,000 to $124,999: 116
$125,000 to $149,999: 35
$150,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 or more: 56

First ancestries reported:

German: 1939

United States or American: 1693

Other groups: 1088

Irish: 984

English: 749

Italian: 272

French (except Basque): 216

Scotch-Irish: 169

Scottish: 141

Polish: 123

Dutch: 104

British: 66

European: 46

Norwegian: 39

Hungarian: 26

Brazilian: 23

Subsaharan African:: 23

French Canadian: 23

African: 23

Welsh: 18

Swiss: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

West Indian: 16

Czech: 14

Pennsylvania German: 13

Russian: 10

Ukrainian: 9

Slovene: 9

Danish: 6

Swedish: 6

Egyptian: 6

Arab:: 6

Portuguese: 5

Czechoslovakian: 5

Austrian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (18%)
Germany (14%)
Brazil (11%)
Costa Rica (11%)
France (9%)
Mexico (9%)
El Salvador (9%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 9437
Northeast: 198
Midwest: 1098
South: 1542
West: 349

56% of Peru residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 73
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 138
9th grade: 127
10th grade: 106
11th grade: 104
12th grade, no diploma: 116
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,804
Less than 1 year of college: 297
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 465
Associate degree: 143
Bachelor's degree: 255
Master's degree: 107
Professional school degree: 39
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 66
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 306
9th grade: 152
10th grade: 237
11th grade: 132
12th grade, no diploma: 193
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,068
Less than 1 year of college: 324
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 499
Associate degree: 211
Bachelor's degree: 197
Master's degree: 91
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 26.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 30.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,822
Black householders: $34,651
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $76,889
Asian householders: $15,376
Some other race householders: $28,552
Two or more races householders: $43,472
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,945

Peru household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Peru household income for Black householders

Peru household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Peru household income for Asian householders

Peru household income for Some other race householders

Peru household income for Two or more races householders

Peru household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Peru marital status for males

Peru marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,872
Black or African American householders: $73,075
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $66,831
Some other race householders: $59,789
Two or more races householders: $78,124
Hispanic or Latino householders: $51,020

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,101
One, attached: 65
Two: 355
3 or 4: 369
5 to 9: 122
10 to 19: 65
50 or more: 117
Mobile homes: 721

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,943

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Peru:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 157

Here:	10.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	3.6%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	9.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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