COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendota vs Peru
PLACE A
Mendota, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Mendota is 98% smaller than Peru. Mendota earns more, with a median household income $65,091 higher.
MENDOTAPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population26910,962−98% vs Peru
Population density1,0152,168−1,153
Population growth-7.6%-3.0%−4.6 pts
Median age39.841.2−1.4
Male53.1%48.9%+4.2 pts
Female46.9%51.1%−4.2 pts
Foreign-born6.8%0.6%+6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.6%86.6%−4.0 pts
Black1.9%2.9%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%4.7%−3.2 pts
Asian4.3%0.1%+4.2 pts
Other9.7%5.7%+4.0 pts
Median household income$111,250$46,159+$65,091
Per capita income$56,484$24,614+$31,870
Poverty rate12.6%23.6%−11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.404+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%16.4%+24.7 pts
Graduate degree12.6%6.7%+5.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%9.1%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation72.5%57.8%+14.7 pts
Median home value$320,000$92,500+$227,500
Median gross rent$875$826+$49
Owner-occupied77.3%71.3%+6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.8%15.7%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households64.7%46.9%+17.8 pts
Average commute21.122.1−1.0
Worked from home22.4%4.9%+17.5 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.2%+1.5 pts
Uninsured4.9%5.4%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025