COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peru vs Wabash
PLACE A
Peru, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Wabash, Indiana
Peru is 8% larger than Wabash. Wabash earns more, with a median household income $7,251 higher.
PERUWABASHDIFFERENCE
Total population10,96210,190+8% vs Wabash
Population density2,1681,057+1,112
Population growth-3.0%-2.1%−0.9 pts
Median age41.240.3+0.9
Male48.9%49.4%−0.5 pts
Female51.1%50.6%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.6%1.7%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%90.4%−3.7 pts
Black2.9%0.3%+2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%5.6%−0.9 pts
Asian0.1%0.5%−0.4 pts
Other5.7%3.3%+2.3 pts
Median household income$46,159$53,410−$7,251
Per capita income$24,614$32,760−$8,146
Poverty rate23.6%14.0%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%23.4%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree6.7%6.8%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%4.4%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation57.8%57.5%+0.3 pts
Median home value$92,500$116,500−$24,000
Median gross rent$826$739+$87
Owner-occupied71.3%70.6%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%9.9%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%34.3%+12.6 pts
Average commute22.116.5+5.6
Worked from home4.9%3.1%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.4%3.6%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025