Peru township, La Salle County, Illinois (IL)

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Peru township, IL map Land area: 17.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 10,272 (97% urban, 3% rural)

Males: 4,844	(47.2%)
Females: 5,428	(52.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 9,994 (7,897 owner occupied, 2,097 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Races in Peru township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 1.1%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 43.2

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Average household size: 2.33

Peru township:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.92

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,863 ($37,588 in 1999)

This township:	$44,863
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $492 (lower quartile is $430, upper quartile is $574)

Here:	$492
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,323 (it was $85,500 in 2000)

Peru township:	$126,323
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,280 - $171,684

Population density: 587 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Peru.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Peru township: Clareknoll Novitiate.

Cemetery: Saint Bede Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 351 (37% naturalized citizens)

Peru township:	3.4%
State:	12.3%

70% of Peru township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 8683
Northeast: 163
Midwest: 680
South: 273
West: 101

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,800

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

People in group quarters in Peru township, Illinois

221 people in nursing homes
40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in religious group quarters
8 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,556
One, attached: 50
Two: 308
3 or 4: 156
5 to 9: 145
10 to 19: 150
20 to 49: 34
50 or more: 110
Mobile homes: 84
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,700

Housing units in Peru township with a mortgage: 1,480 (135 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,508

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 97
1995 to 1998: 140
1990 to 1994: 114
1980 to 1989: 129
1970 to 1979: 386
1960 to 1969: 689
1950 to 1959: 898
1940 to 1949: 479
1939 or earlier: 1,663

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peru township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 48 4 rooms: 404 5 rooms: 993 6 rooms: 750 7 rooms: 538 8 rooms: 222 9 or more rooms: 272

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru township, Illinois:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 68 3 rooms: 208 4 rooms: 383 5 rooms: 232 6 rooms: 108 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peru township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 62 2 bedrooms: 1,006 3 bedrooms: 1,575 4 bedrooms: 480 5 or more bedrooms: 107

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru township:
	no bedroom: 41 1 bedroom: 265 2 bedrooms: 535 3 bedrooms: 190 4 bedrooms: 48 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Peru township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 122 1 vehicle: 1,120 2 vehicles: 1,437 3 vehicles: 452 4 vehicles: 72 5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Peru township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 107 1 vehicle: 652 2 vehicles: 248 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Peru township:

German (25.1%)
Polish (18.2%)
Italian (15.6%)
Irish (9.6%)
English (6.3%)
United States or American (5.9%)
Scottish (1.6%)

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

Mexico (49%)
Canada (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (7%)
India (7%)
Japan (6%)
Korea (4%)
Egypt (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,997 (85%)
Carpooled: 452 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 88 (2%)
Other means: 15 (0%)
Worked at home: 128 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Peru township, Illinois

221 people in nursing homes
40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in religious group quarters
8 people in other group homes

94.4% of residents of Peru township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (13% speak English very well, 88% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,017

In family households: 8,302 (2,235 male householders, 548 female householders)
2,438 spouses, 2,756 children (2,515 natural, 99 adopted, 142 stepchildren), 76 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 36 other relatives, 113 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,715 (619 male householders (528 living alone)), 893 female householders (823 living alone)), 203 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 279 (196 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,372 2-persons, 567 3-persons, 553 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,351 1-person, 144 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

1,710 married couples with children.
379 single-parent households (75 men, 304 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 279

Here:	27.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119

Here:	20.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	1.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Peru township:

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