COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harding vs Peru
PLACE A
Harding, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Harding is 100% smaller than Peru. Harding earns more, with a median household income $34,424 higher.
HARDINGPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population1810,962−100% vs Peru
Population density1062,168−2,062
Population growth–-3.0%–
Median age5.841.2−35.4
Male55.6%48.9%+6.6 pts
Female44.4%51.1%−6.6 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$80,583$46,159+$34,424
Per capita income$12,926$24,614−$11,688
Poverty rate0.0%23.6%−23.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0490.404−0.4
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 participation0.0%57.8%−57.8 pts
Median home value$113,600$92,500+$21,100
Median gross rent–$826–
Owner-occupied0.0%71.3%−71.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%15.7%−15.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.9%−46.9 pts
Average commute22.222.1+0.1
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, 2020 – 2024