COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bureau Junction vs Peru
PLACE A
Bureau Junction, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Bureau Junction is 97% smaller than Peru. Bureau Junction earns more, with a median household income $10,379 higher. Peru has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -13%).
BUREAU JUNCTIONPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population27910,962−97% vs Peru
Population density1742,168−1,994
Population growth-12.7%-3.0%−9.7 pts
Median age34.741.2−6.5
Male48.1%48.9%−0.8 pts
Female51.9%51.1%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.2%86.6%−7.5 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.3%4.7%+11.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other4.5%5.7%−1.1 pts
Median household income$56,538$46,159+$10,379
Per capita income$29,469$24,614+$4,855
Poverty rate22.1%23.6%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%16.4%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree0.6%6.7%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%9.1%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation79.2%57.8%+21.5 pts
Median home value$54,800$92,500−$37,700
Median gross rent$1,714$826+$888
Owner-occupied62.5%71.3%−8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%15.7%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%46.9%−11.0 pts
Average commute32.322.1+10.2
Worked from home0.7%4.9%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.5%5.4%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025