Peru town, VT

2022 population: 434 ( 59 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.3 square miles
Population density: 11.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	424	97.70%	20.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	5	1.15%	66.7%
2+ races:	5	1.15%	66.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	10	2.30%	56.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	72	23.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13	-4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
375
352	93.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.80%
15	4.00%
5	1.33%
23	6.13%

2000
456
438	96.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.10%
11	2.41%
2	0.44%
18	3.95%

1990
327
323	98.78%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.61%
n/a
2	0.61%
4	1.22%

1980
327
327	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-86	-18.9
5	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

115	35.2
14	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-4	-1.2
4	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Peru town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.7
44	10.1%
390	89.9%
78	18.0%

161
2.70

118	73.3%
98	83.1%
5	4.2%
43	26.7%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
78	20.8%
297	79.2%
64	17.1%

165
2.27

106	64.2%
96	90.6%
4	3.8%
59	35.8%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
114	25.0%
342	75.0%
79	17.3%

174
2.62

141	81.0%
123	87.2%
11	7.8%
33	19.0%

1990
Number	Percent
39.7
68	20.8%
259	79.2%
54	16.5%

136
2.40

95	69.9%
85	89.5%
0	0.0%
41	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
92	28.1%
235	71.9%
31	9.5%

121
2.70

87	71.9%
72	82.8%
6	6.9%
34	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Peru town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	9.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	17	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	6	3.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	16.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	1.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	23	14.3%
$200,000 or more	40	24.8%

Median Household Income	112,159
Per Capita Income	66,548

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.7%
Public Assistance	3	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	5.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	258	79.1%
Unemployed	2	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	260	79.8%
Not in Labor Force	66	20.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	57	52	52.3%
Non-Profit	6	32	15.8%
Self-Employed	18	28	39.1%

Local Government	27	51	34.6%
State Government	5	6	45.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	75	80	48.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38	89	29.9%
Total	113	169	40.1%

Pct. Govt.	31.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18	6.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	51	18.1%
Professional, Technical	145	51.4%
Service Occupations	39	13.8%
All others	29	10.3%

White Collar		75.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	116	41.1%
Construction	38	13.5%
Retail trade	28	9.9%
Other services	20	7.1%
Health care and social assistance	19	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	4.3%
Finance and insurance	11	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	2.8%
Manufacturing	7	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	2.1%
Accommodation and food services	4	1.4%
Public administration	3	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	5	1.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	412	94.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	2.5%
German, other Germanic	6	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.7%
Other Asian	2	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	114	26.3%
Italian	99	22.8%
Irish	69	15.9%
German	54	12.4%
English	51	11.8%
British	25	5.8%
Danish	20	4.6%
Ukrainian	11	2.5%
Scandinavian	10	2.3%
Scottish	10	2.3%
French	9	2.1%
Canadian	8	1.8%
European	7	1.6%
Polish	6	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	6	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	434	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	419	96.5%
Foreign-born	15	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	9	2.4%	81	21.5%	52	13.8%	179	47.5%	56	14.9%
Average years of education: 15.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	9	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	81	21.5%
Some College	52	13.8%
Bach. Degree	179	47.5%
Grad Degree	56	14.9%
Average years of education: 15.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	D +35	R + 0.0%
D +52
2020 vs. 2012	R +16	D +42	D + 2.0%
D +58
2020 vs. 2008	R +20	D +18	R + 5.0%
D +38

2016 vs. 2008	R +3	R +17	R + 4.9%
D -14
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Joe Biden (D)	218	72.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	71	23.7%	11	3.7%	300	-7	-23	0.08%
2016	70%	Hillary Clinton (D)	166	71.9%	Donald Trump (R)	54	23.4%	11	4.8%	231	-7	-23	0.07%
2012	71%	Barack Obama* (D)	160	73.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	55	25.1%	4	1.8%	219	-6	-22	0.07%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	180	77.3%	John McCain (R)	51	21.9%	2	0.9%	233	-9	-24	0.07%
2004	66%	John Kerry (D)	143	66.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	67	31.3%	4	1.9%	214	-7	-19	0.07%
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	106	51.0%	George W. Bush (R)	87	41.8%	15	7.2%	208	1	-6	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Peru town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

218

72.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

23.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

300

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -23

2016 President, Peru town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

166

71.9%

Donald Trump (R)

23.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

231

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -23

2012 President, Peru town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

160

73.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

25.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

219

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -22

2008 President, Peru town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

180

77.3%

John McCain (R)

21.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

233

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -24

2004 President, Peru town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

31.3%

John Kerry (D)

143

66.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

214

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -19

2000 President, Peru town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

41.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

106

51.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

208

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Peru town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	64%	Peter Welch (D)	166	74.1%	Gerald Malloy (R)	45	20.1%	13 [+]	5.8%	224	-8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Cris Ericson (I) 4 (1.8%); Dawn Ellis (I) 3 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.9%); Kerry Raheb (I) 2 (0.9%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 1 (0.4%); Mark Coester (I) 1 (0.4%);
2022	G	63%	Phil Scott* (R)	146	66.4%	Brenda Siegel (D)	69	31.4%	5 [+]	2.3%	220	-5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 2 (0.9%); Peter Duval (I) 1 (0.5%); Bernard Peters (I) 1 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.5%);
2020	G	84%	Phil Scott* (R)	168	56.9%	David Zuckerman (D)	116	39.3%	11 [+]	3.7%	295	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 11 (3.7%);
2018	S1	60%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	149	72.7%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	44	21.5%	12 [+]	5.9%	205	-6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Brad Peacock (I) 6 (2.9%); Russell Beste (I) 3 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.5%);
2018	G	60%	Phil Scott* (R)	103	50.5%	Christine Hallquist (D)	97	47.5%	4 [+]	2.0%	204	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (1.0%); Trevor Barlow (I) 1 (0.5%); Charles Laramie (I) 1 (0.5%);
2016	S3	70%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	145	63.3%	Scott Milne (R)	69	30.1%	15 [+]	6.6%	229	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 8 (3.5%); Jerry Trudell (I) 5 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.9%);
2016	G	72%	Sue Minter (D)	129	54.7%	Phil Scott (R)	103	43.6%	4 [+]	1.7%	236	-9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 3 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2014	G	46%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	75	51.7%	Scott Milne (R)	65	44.8%	5 [+]	3.4%	145	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Emily Peyton (I) 2 (1.4%); Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 1 (0.7%); Bernard Peters (I) 1 (0.7%); Cris Ericson (I) 0 (0.0%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	699
Median Value	$418,200

Occupied	161	23.0%
Vacant	538	77.0%

Owned	136	84.5%
Rented	25	15.5%
Median Rent	$1,203

Single-Family Units	467	66.8%
Detached	406	58.1%
Attached	61	8.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	56	8.0%
Mobile Homes	25	3.6%

Peru town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Peru town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Peru town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Peru town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Peru town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Peru town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Peru town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Peru town, VT