COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chili vs Peru
PLACE A
Chili, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Chili is 100% smaller than Peru. Chili earns more, with a median household income $19,674 higher.
CHILIPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population4810,962−100% vs Peru
Population density2362,168−1,932
Population growth–-3.0%–
Median age50.941.2+9.7
Male58.3%48.9%+9.4 pts
Female41.7%51.1%−9.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%86.6%+13.4 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Median household income$65,833$46,159+$19,674
Per capita income$43,263$24,614+$18,649
Poverty rate0.0%23.6%−23.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3080.404−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%16.4%−16.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Labor force participation72.9%57.8%+15.1 pts
Median home value$56,400$92,500−$36,100
Median gross rent–$826–
Owner-occupied100.0%71.3%+28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.2%15.7%+30.5 pts
Rent-burdened households–46.9%–
Average commute–22.1–
Worked from home0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024