COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peru vs Lock Haven
PLACE A
Peru, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Peru is 29% larger than Lock Haven. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Peru has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -17%).
PERULOCK HAVENDIFFERENCE
Total population10,9628,500+29% vs Lock Haven
Population density2,1683,405−1,237
Population growth-3.0%-17.0%+14.0 pts
Median age41.228.9+12.3
Male48.9%49.6%−0.7 pts
Female51.1%50.4%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.6%2.9%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%88.6%−1.9 pts
Black2.9%2.6%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%3.8%+0.9 pts
Asian0.1%0.9%−0.8 pts
Other5.7%4.1%+1.6 pts
Median household income$46,159$46,102+$57
Per capita income$24,614$25,310−$696
Poverty rate23.6%20.9%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%24.6%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree6.7%10.2%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%11.2%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation57.8%60.1%−2.4 pts
Median home value$92,500$137,300−$44,800
Median gross rent$826$792+$34
Owner-occupied71.3%38.5%+32.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%8.3%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%45.8%+1.1 pts
Average commute22.118.1+4.0
Worked from home4.9%11.0%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.4%10.0%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025