COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Peru
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Dover is 82% smaller than Peru. Dover earns more, with a median household income $29,188 higher.
DOVERPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population1,95910,962−82% vs Peru
Population density3,6082,168+1,440
Population growth-2.6%-3.0%+0.4 pts
Median age40.941.2−0.3
Male54.2%48.9%+5.3 pts
Female45.8%51.1%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born10.2%0.6%+9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%86.6%−2.9 pts
Black3.2%2.9%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%4.7%+1.0 pts
Asian4.1%0.1%+4.0 pts
Other3.3%5.7%−2.4 pts
Median household income$75,347$46,159+$29,188
Per capita income$39,723$24,614+$15,109
Poverty rate6.0%23.6%−17.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%16.4%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree4.3%6.7%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%9.1%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation77.2%57.8%+19.4 pts
Median home value$206,200$92,500+$113,700
Median gross rent$1,168$826+$342
Owner-occupied66.6%71.3%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%15.7%−11.5 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%46.9%+11.2 pts
Average commute24.122.1+2.0
Worked from home4.9%4.9%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.6%5.4%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025