With 10,901 people, Peru is a city in Indiana. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $92,500. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 36%. The poverty rate is 23.6%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,159, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Peru
What changed most since 1990
White share93.2% → 86.6%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$79,202 → $92,500(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
Population12,843 → 10,901(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
Peru's population equals 31% of Miami County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 14% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 69% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.7%(224)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(126)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.1%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 611 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Peru, decade by decade
Peru population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,843
$47,975
$79,202
7.2%
16.3
2000
12,994
$55,867
$95,273
8.6%
18.6
2010
11,417
$44,885
$100,556
9.3%
19.9
2020
11,073
$48,560
$77,207
12.0%
26.5
2024
10,901
$46,159
$92,500
16.4%
30.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
