COMPARING TWO PLACES
Neponset vs Peru
PLACE A
Neponset, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Neponset is 96% smaller than Peru. Neponset earns more, with a median household income $15,091 higher. Peru has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -10%).
NEPONSETPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population40310,962−96% vs Peru
Population density4022,168−1,766
Population growth-9.7%-3.0%−6.7 pts
Median age37.041.2−4.2
Male55.4%48.9%+6.5 pts
Female44.6%51.1%−6.5 pts
Foreign-born2.7%0.6%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.9%86.6%−0.8 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.6%4.7%+5.0 pts
Asian2.5%0.1%+2.4 pts
Other2.0%5.7%−3.7 pts
Median household income$61,250$46,159+$15,091
Per capita income$27,049$24,614+$2,435
Poverty rate20.8%23.6%−2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%16.4%+3.9 pts
Graduate degree4.5%6.7%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%9.1%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation68.7%57.8%+10.9 pts
Median home value$67,800$92,500−$24,700
Median gross rent$850$826+$24
Owner-occupied90.1%71.3%+18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.3%15.7%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%46.9%−34.4 pts
Average commute26.022.1+3.8
Worked from home5.3%4.9%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.8%5.4%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025