COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peru vs Streator
PLACE A
Peru, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
Peru is 10% smaller than Streator. Streator earns more, with a median household income $11,450 higher. Peru has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -9%).
PERUSTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population10,96212,190−10% vs Streator
Population density2,1681,666+502
Population growth-3.0%-8.8%+5.8 pts
Median age41.237.6+3.6
Male48.9%49.4%−0.4 pts
Female51.1%50.6%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.6%4.2%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%73.9%+12.7 pts
Black2.9%3.7%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%17.8%−13.1 pts
Asian0.1%0.8%−0.7 pts
Other5.7%3.8%+1.9 pts
Median household income$46,159$57,609−$11,450
Per capita income$24,614$32,833−$8,219
Poverty rate23.6%20.3%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.454−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%12.9%+3.5 pts
Graduate degree6.7%3.4%+3.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%7.9%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation57.8%60.2%−2.5 pts
Median home value$92,500$94,700−$2,200
Median gross rent$826$852−$26
Owner-occupied71.3%63.0%+8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%10.5%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%39.0%+7.9 pts
Average commute22.127.7−5.5
Worked from home4.9%5.7%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.4%3.4%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025