COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peru vs Burlington
PLACE A
Peru, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Burlington, Pennsylvania
Peru is 7566% larger than Burlington. Burlington earns more, with a median household income $14,523 higher.
PERUBURLINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population10,962143+7566% vs Burlington
Population density2,168244+1,924
Population growth-3.0%-7.7%+4.7 pts
Median age41.227.9+13.3
Male48.9%51.6%−2.7 pts
Female51.1%48.4%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%93.1%−6.5 pts
Black2.9%2.7%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%3.7%+0.9 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other5.7%0.5%+5.1 pts
Median household income$46,159$60,682−$14,523
Per capita income$24,614$29,472−$4,858
Poverty rate23.6%6.9%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.358+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%19.0%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree6.7%2.5%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%1.2%+7.9 pts
Labor force participation57.8%58.6%−0.8 pts
Median home value$92,500$217,900−$125,400
Median gross rent$826$925−$99
Owner-occupied71.3%70.3%+1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%5.1%+10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%27.3%+19.6 pts
Average commute22.124.9−2.7
Worked from home4.9%0.0%+4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025