Peru city, IN

Miami County, IN

2022 population: 10,862 ( 555 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.5 square miles
Population density: 1971.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,379	86.35%	10.3%
Black:	491	4.52%	85.3%
Indian:	37	0.34%	71.8%
Asian:	18	0.17%	63.3%
2+ races:	512	4.71%	111.6%
Hispanic:	413	3.80%	50.7%

Total non-White:	1,483	13.65%	53.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,072	-11.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	517	5.5

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
11,417
10,451	91.54%
265	2.32%
131	1.15%
49	0.43%
242	2.12%
274	2.40%
966	8.46%

2000
12,862
11,852	92.15%
352	2.74%
136	1.06%
11	0.09%
203	1.58%
276	2.15%
1,010	7.85%

1990
12,843
11,965	93.16%
389	3.03%
336	2.62%
34	0.26%
n/a
119	0.93%
878	6.84%

1980
13,764
13,199	95.90%
291	2.11%
157	1.14%
48	0.35%
n/a
55	0.40%
565	4.10%

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

-1,401	-10.9
-44	-0.3

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

-113	-0.9
132	1.0

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

-1,234	-9.0
313	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Peru city, IN

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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
41.3
2,432	22.4%
8,430	77.6%
1,940	17.9%

4,411
2.43

2,688	60.9%
1,740	64.7%
473	17.6%
1,723	39.1%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
2,801	24.5%
8,616	75.5%
1,778	15.6%

4,791
2.36

2,961	61.8%
2,011	67.9%
415	14.0%
1,830	38.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
3,392	26.4%
9,470	73.6%
2,102	16.3%

5,403
2.32

3,418	63.3%
2,516	73.6%
459	13.4%
1,985	36.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
3,414	26.6%
9,429	73.4%
2,067	16.1%

5,225
2.41

3,455	66.1%
2,736	79.2%
419	12.1%
1,770	33.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
4,063	29.5%
9,701	70.5%
1,919	13.9%

5,239
2.59

3,746	71.5%
3,114	83.1%
333	8.9%
1,493	28.5%

2022 Housing Data for Peru city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	347	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	221	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	211	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	309	7.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	231	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	328	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	281	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	304	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	227	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	370	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	389	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	539	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	356	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	189	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	1.3%
$200,000 or more	50	1.1%

Median Household Income	44,665
Per Capita Income	23,913

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	262	5.9%
Public Assistance	114	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	794	18.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,270	65.1%
Unemployed	293	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,563	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,001	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,116	1,383	60.5%
Non-Profit	110	298	27.0%
Self-Employed	208	81	72.0%

Local Government	108	129	45.6%
State Government	18	99	15.4%
Federal Government	92	37	71.3%

Total Private + Self	2,324	1,464	61.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	328	563	36.8%
Total	2,652	2,027	56.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	452	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	841	17.8%
Professional, Technical	559	11.9%
Service Occupations	1,069	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	0.4%
All others	1,792	38.0%

White Collar		39.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,210	25.7%
Retail trade	737	15.6%
Health care and social assistance	697	14.8%
Accommodation and food services	386	8.2%
Construction	294	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	269	5.7%
Public administration	224	4.8%
Educational services	213	4.5%
Other services	182	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	125	2.7%
Wholesale trade	79	1.7%
Finance and insurance	77	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	51	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	50	1.1%
Information	42	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	0.7%
Utilities	31	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	256	2.36%
Puerto Rican	39	0.36%
Cuban	54	0.50%
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	64	0.59%
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	64	0.59%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	18	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,152	97.4%
Spanish	185	1.8%
German, other Germanic	35	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21	0.2%
Vietnamese	18	0.2%
Chinese	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,895	17.4%
English	1,284	11.8%
Irish	1,213	11.2%
American	891	8.2%
Scotch-Irish	205	1.9%
Scottish	182	1.7%
European	143	1.3%
Italian	128	1.2%
Polish	122	1.1%
Dutch	102	0.9%
Norwegian	55	0.5%
Swedish	35	0.3%
Scandinavian	34	0.3%
French	31	0.3%
Hungarian	26	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,849	99.9%
Not a citizen	13	0.1%

Native	10,842	99.8%
Foreign-born	20	0.2%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Peru city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
356	4.8%	633	8.5%	3,179	42.7%	2,184	29.3%	705	9.5%	393	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	356	4.8%
9-12 Years	633	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,179	42.7%
Some College	2,184	29.3%
Bach. Degree	705	9.5%
Grad Degree	393	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	48%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	2,522	60.8%	Woody Myers (D)	888	21.4%	740 [+]	17.8%	4,150	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 740 (17.8%);
2018	S1	34%	Mike Braun (R)	1,734	59.3%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	999	34.2%	192 [+]	6.6%	2,925	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 192 (6.6%);
2016	S3	45%	Todd Young (R)	2,147	55.5%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,396	36.1%	323 [+]	8.4%	3,866	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 321 (8.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2016	G	45%	Eric Holcomb (R)	2,081	54.2%	John Gregg (D)	1,575	41.0%	184 [+]	4.8%	3,840	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 184 (4.8%);

*: 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	5,192
Median Value	$78,500

Occupied	4,411	85.0%
Vacant	781	15.0%

Owned	3,089	70.0%
Rented	1,322	30.0%
Median Rent	$764

Single-Family Units	4,122	79.4%
Detached	4,057	78.1%
Attached	65	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	273	5.3%
Mobile Homes	421	8.1%

Peru city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Peru city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Peru city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Peru city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Peru city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Peru city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Peru city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Peru city, IN