Peru, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Peru: | $193,673 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,541 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,518 (4 farm, 1,514 nonfarm))
Houses: 855 (590 occupied: 536 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 18 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $340,301.
Median contract rent in 2022: $678 (lower quartile is $506, upper quartile is $863)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $572
Median gross rent in Peru, ME in 2022: $897
Housing units in Peru with a mortgage: 193 (12 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 126
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 56,984- In family households: 46,190 (11,010 male householders, 4,771 female householders)
11,905 spouses, 14,357 children (13,029 natural, 396 adopted, 932 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 295 brothers or sisters, 380 parents, foster children, 373 other relatives, 1,895 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10,794 (4,276 male householders (3,162 living alone)), 4,243 female householders (3,423 living alone)), 2,275 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 849 (416 institutionalized population)
8,857 married couples with children.
3,338 single-parent households (956 men, 2,382 women).
97.0% of residents of Peru speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 21 (1.3%)
(66.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Peru, Maine
- 5no bedroom
- 321 bedroom
- 1432 bedrooms
- 2263 bedrooms
- 944 bedrooms
- 365+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 252 bedrooms
- 163 bedrooms
- 54 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 30no vehicle
- 1161 vehicle
- 2492 vehicles
- 1223 vehicles
- 174 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Peru in renter-occupied apartments
- 4no vehicle
- 241 vehicle
- 222 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peru, Maine
- 31 room
- 42 rooms
- 243 rooms
- 974 rooms
- 1255 rooms
- 946 rooms
- 797 rooms
- 538 rooms
- 579+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peru, Maine
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 154 rooms
- 115 rooms
- 106 rooms
- 37 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 59+ rooms
Peru, ME household income distribution
- 14,242Less than $10,000
- 26,510$10,000 to $19,999
- 27,463$20,000 to $29,999
- 27,314$30,000 to $39,999
- 27,384$40,000 to $49,999
- 27,406$50,000 to $59,999
- 34,582$60,000 to $74,999
- 52,193$75,000 to $99,999
- 37,703$100,000 to $124,999
- 25,150$125,000 to $149,999
- 27,783$150,000 to $199,999
- 28,724$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.0%
Number of people working at home: 111 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 18
- 5 to 9 minutes: 86
- 10 to 14 minutes: 96
- 15 to 19 minutes: 144
- 20 to 24 minutes: 101
- 25 to 29 minutes: 23
- 30 to 34 minutes: 47
- 35 to 39 minutes: 22
- 40 to 44 minutes: 12
- 45 to 59 minutes: 47
- 60 to 89 minutes: 24
- 90 or more minutes: 44
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 566 (81.7%)
- Carpooled: 71 (10.2%)
- Walked: 21 (3.0%)
- Other means: 6 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 29 (4.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Peru, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 21990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 41980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 11965 to 1969
- 10Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 294 (19.3%)
- United States: 243 (15.9%)
- French: 238 (15.6%)
- French Canadian: 187 (12.3%)
- Other: 120 (7.9%)
- Irish: 114 (7.5%)
- German: 85 (5.6%)
- Scottish: 57 (3.7%)
- Italian: 50 (3.3%)
- Lithuanian: 34 (2.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 32 (2.1%)
- Dutch: 22 (1.4%)
- Polish: 17 (1.1%)
- Swedish: 11 (0.7%)
- Norwegian: 6 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 5 (0.3%)
- Russian: 4 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 3 (0.2%)
- Czech: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Peru: | 52.9% (9) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Peru: | 23.5% (4) |
| Maine: | 0.2% (74) |
| Peru: | 11.8% (2) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Peru: | 11.8% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.0% (12) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,284
- Other state: 213
- Northeast: 155
- Midwest: 24
- South: 22
- West: 12
78% 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, 72% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 22
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 16
- 11th grade: 12
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 250
- Less than 1 year of college: 30
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
- Associate degree: 41
- Bachelor's degree: 32
- Master's degree: 13
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 20
- 9th grade: 9
- 10th grade: 20
- 11th grade: 10
- 12th grade, no diploma: 4
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 248
- Less than 1 year of college: 25
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
- Associate degree: 50
- Bachelor's degree: 48
- Master's degree: 14
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 697
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 18
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 127
Median worth of mobile homes: $82,550
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.0%
- 81.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.0%Wood
- 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Electricity
- 81.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.1%Wood
- 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 12.6% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
