Demographics of Peru city, Indiana

Peru city, Indiana had 10,962 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +25 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Peru city, in four figures

10,962
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,901 ±491.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +25 people.; 41.2 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,159 ±$3,848
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Peru city, Indiana's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Peru city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Peru city, Indiana's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Peru city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,937	100.0	100.0
2021	10,963	100.2	100.2
2022	10,781	98.6	100.7
2023	10,979	100.4	101.6
2024	11,027	100.8	102.5
2025	10,962	100.2	103.1

Population of Peru city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,937	—
2021	10,963	+26
2022	10,781	−182
2023	10,979	+198
2024	11,027	+48
2025	10,962	−65

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±1.5: for men 37.5 ±4.5 and for women 44.7 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Peru city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	438 ±118	4.0% ±1.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,230 ±287	20.5% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	942 ±207	8.6% ±1.9	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,400 ±291	22.0% ±2.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,879 ±319	26.4% ±2.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,012 ±292	18.5% ±2.5	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,159 ±$3,848, and income per person $24,614 ±$1,888, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Peru city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,053 ±224	23.7% ±4.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,410 ±260	31.8% ±5.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	686 ±143	15.5% ±3.1	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	631 ±171	14.2% ±3.8	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	489 ±144	11.0% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	124 ±59	2.8% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 92	< 0.1% to 2.1%	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Peru city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,543 ±647	23.6% ±5.9	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	950 ±307	35.9% ±10.2	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,273 ±329	23.3% ±5.5	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	320 ±113	12.0% ±4.0	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Peru city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Peru city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	5,266 ±248	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±2.9	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±3.7	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.3% ±3.7	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.7% ±4.1	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$92,500 ±$5,559	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$826 ±$78	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1942 ±7	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Peru city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	507 ±214	4.7% ±2.0	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,443 ±523	86.6% ±2.8	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	320 ±156	2.9% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.3%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 66	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 182	0% to 1.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	493 ±137	4.5% ±1.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Peru city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	8,799 ±471	80.7% ±2.3	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,977 ±380	18.1% ±3.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15 to 95	0.1% to 0.9%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17 to 123	0.2% to 1.1%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.7%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 64	0% to 0.6%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Peru city among the places of Indiana

79th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Peru city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Martinsville city	11,933 ±37
Danville town	11,714 ±499
Yorktown town	11,699 ±40
Huntertown town	11,379 ±352
Lowell town	11,073 ±59
Peru city	10,901 ±491
Bargersville town	10,752 ±312
Plymouth city	10,664 ±41
Kendallville city	10,556 ±440
Bluffton city	10,529 ±312
Wabash city	10,358 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Indiana by median age
No. 4 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 26 Places in Indiana by homeownership rate
No. 50 Places in Indiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 69 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 95 Places in Indiana by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026