COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lagro vs Peru
PLACE A
Lagro, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Lagro is 97% smaller than Peru. Lagro earns more, with a median household income $12,799 higher. Peru has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -16%).
LAGROPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population35010,962−97% vs Peru
Population density5902,168−1,578
Population growth-15.9%-3.0%−12.9 pts
Median age39.441.2−1.8
Male45.5%48.9%−3.5 pts
Female54.5%51.1%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.6%0.6%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.4%86.6%+9.7 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.6%0.1%+0.5 pts
Other3.0%5.7%−2.6 pts
Median household income$58,958$46,159+$12,799
Per capita income$25,012$24,614+$398
Poverty rate10.0%23.6%−13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%16.4%−8.8 pts
Graduate degree5.3%6.7%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%9.1%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation55.1%57.8%−2.6 pts
Median home value$80,000$92,500−$12,500
Median gross rent$988$826+$162
Owner-occupied82.1%71.3%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%15.7%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households9.5%46.9%−37.3 pts
Average commute20.322.1−1.8
Worked from home3.6%4.9%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.7%5.4%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025