Peru township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,156 ( 576 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.5 square miles
Population density: 581.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,071	89.32%	6.3%
Black:	104	1.02%	36.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	107	1.05%	42.8%
2+ races:	213	2.10%	86.8%
Hispanic:	636	6.26%	2.8%

Total non-White:	1,085	10.68%	3.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-612	-6.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	0.4

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
10,732
9,683	90.23%
76	0.71%
15	0.14%
187	1.74%
114	1.06%
654	6.09%
1,049	9.77%

2000
10,296
9,659	93.81%
76	0.74%
21	0.20%
63	0.61%
44	0.43%
433	4.21%
637	6.19%

1990
10,326
9,986	96.71%
29	0.28%
0	0.00%
71	0.69%
n/a
193	1.87%
340	3.29%

1980
11,438
11,133	97.33%
9	0.08%
0	0.00%
38	0.33%
n/a
258	2.26%
305	2.67%

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

24	0.2
412	4.0

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

-327	-3.2
297	2.9

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

-1,147	-10.0
35	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Peru township, IL

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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
47.2
2,097	20.6%
8,059	79.4%
2,516	24.8%

4,504
2.19

2,842	63.1%
2,183	76.8%
345	12.1%
1,662	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
2,211	20.6%
8,521	79.4%
2,438	22.7%

4,626
2.23

2,782	60.1%
2,129	76.5%
268	9.6%
1,844	39.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
2,175	21.1%
8,121	78.9%
2,281	22.2%

4,295
2.33

2,783	64.8%
2,379	85.5%
168	6.0%
1,512	35.2%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
2,286	22.1%
8,040	77.9%
2,132	20.6%

4,116
2.45

2,823	68.6%
2,461	87.2%
111	3.9%
1,293	31.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.6
2,937	25.7%
8,501	74.3%
1,732	15.1%

4,290
2.62

3,143	73.3%
2,765	88.0%
120	3.8%
1,147	26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Peru township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	140	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	135	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	115	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	160	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	223	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	312	6.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	242	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	190	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	377	8.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	281	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	369	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	641	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	425	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	176	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	440	9.8%
$200,000 or more	278	6.2%

Median Household Income	62,538
Per Capita Income	41,668

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	132	2.9%
Public Assistance	98	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	381	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,562	83.6%
Unemployed	139	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,701	86.1%
Not in Labor Force	757	13.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,010	1,657	54.8%
Non-Profit	67	378	15.1%
Self-Employed	254	298	46.0%

Local Government	136	229	37.3%
State Government	34	97	26.0%
Federal Government	0	50	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,264	1,955	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	237	754	23.9%
Total	2,501	2,709	48.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	457	8.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,249	24.0%
Professional, Technical	1,127	21.6%
Service Occupations	1,013	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	60	1.2%
All others	1,364	26.2%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	901	17.3%
Manufacturing	796	15.3%
Retail trade	713	13.7%
Educational services	376	7.2%
Other services	345	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	334	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	263	5.0%
Finance and insurance	248	4.8%
Wholesale trade	235	4.5%
Public administration	227	4.4%
Construction	220	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	180	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	99	1.9%
Information	94	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	62	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	43	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	0.5%
Utilities	16	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	520	5.12%
Puerto Rican	57	0.56%
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	59	0.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	50	0.49%
Indian	32	0.32%
Chinese	17	0.17%
Korean	8	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,120	94.3%
Spanish	318	3.3%
German, other Germanic	99	1.0%
Other Indo-European	50	0.5%
Other Asian	50	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.2%
Chinese	17	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,874	28.3%
Irish	1,650	16.2%
Italian	1,501	14.8%
Polish	1,430	14.1%
English	1,244	12.2%
Swedish	350	3.4%
Norwegian	301	3.0%
French	238	2.3%
Slovene	166	1.6%
American	154	1.5%
European	148	1.5%
Scottish	138	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	108	1.1%
Lithuanian	95	0.9%
French Canadian	68	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,123	99.7%
Not a citizen	33	0.3%

Native	9,804	96.5%
Foreign-born	352	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
97	1.3%	303	4.1%	2,431	32.9%	2,970	40.2%	1,014	13.7%	577	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	97	1.3%
9-12 Years	303	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,431	32.9%
Some College	2,970	40.2%
Bach. Degree	1,014	13.7%
Grad Degree	577	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +266	D +115	D + 2.1%
D +381
2020 vs. 2012	R +451	R +310	R + 6.8%
D +141
2020 vs. 2008	R +593	R +925	R + 18.1%
D -332

2016 vs. 2008	R +327	R +1,040	R + 20.2%
D -713
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	2,772	50.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,634	47.8%	109	2.0%	5,515	7	1	0.09%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,391	46.5%	Donald Trump (R)	2,368	46.1%	378	7.4%	5,137	8	0	0.09%
2012	59%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,631	53.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,183	44.3%	119	2.4%	4,933	4	-3	0.09%
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	3,104	59.0%	John McCain (R)	2,041	38.8%	115	2.2%	5,260	2	-7	0.10%
2000	59%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,707	56.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,911	40.0%	158	3.3%	4,776	-3	-8	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Peru township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,772

50.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,634

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,515

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Peru township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,391

46.5%

Donald Trump (R)

2,368

46.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

250

4.9%

Other

128

2.5%

TOTAL

5,137

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Peru township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,631

53.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,183

44.3%

Other

119

2.4%

TOTAL

4,933

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Peru township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,104

59.0%

John McCain (R)

2,041

38.8%

Other

115

2.2%

TOTAL

5,260

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Peru township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,911

40.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,707

56.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

123

2.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,776

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Peru township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	2,275	55.3%	Kathy Salvi (R)	1,760	42.8%	80 [+]	1.9%	4,115	1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 80 (1.9%);
2022	G	52%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	2,150	52.1%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,845	44.7%	130 [+]	3.2%	4,125	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 130 (3.2%);
2020	S2	68%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,801	51.4%	Mark Curran (R)	2,408	44.2%	238 [+]	4.4%	5,447	5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 122 (2.2%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 78 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 38 (0.7%);
2018	G	51%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	2,067	49.7%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,818	43.7%	273 [+]	6.6%	4,158	5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 173 (4.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 100 (2.4%);
2016	S3	61%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	2,570	51.1%	Mark Kirk* (R)	2,174	43.2%	283 [+]	5.6%	5,027	3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 177 (3.5%); Scott Summers (Green) 100 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2014	S2	45%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,820	48.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,786	47.3%	167 [+]	4.4%	3,773	6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 167 (4.4%);
2014	G	45%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,912	51.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,676	45.2%	123 [+]	3.3%	3,711	1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 123 (3.3%);

*: 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	5,079
Median Value	$157,400

Occupied	4,504	88.7%
Vacant	575	11.3%

Owned	3,335	74.0%
Rented	1,169	26.0%
Median Rent	$845

Single-Family Units	4,296	84.6%
Detached	4,272	84.1%
Attached	24	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	302	5.9%
Mobile Homes	5	0.1%

Peru township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Peru township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Peru township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Peru township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Peru township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Peru township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Peru township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Peru township, IL