COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winamac vs Peru
PLACE A
Winamac, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Peru, Indiana
Winamac is 78% smaller than Peru. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
WINAMACPERUDIFFERENCE
Total population2,36510,962−78% vs Peru
Population density1,7382,168−430
Population growth-6.9%-3.0%−3.9 pts
Median age39.141.2−2.1
Male45.9%48.9%−3.0 pts
Female54.1%51.1%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born8.6%0.6%+7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.2%86.6%−4.4 pts
Black0.5%2.9%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%4.7%+3.8 pts
Asian1.0%0.1%+0.9 pts
Other7.8%5.7%+2.1 pts
Median household income$47,083$46,159+$924
Per capita income$30,774$24,614+$6,160
Poverty rate23.9%23.6%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5020.404+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%16.4%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree7.4%6.7%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Labor force participation61.5%57.8%+3.7 pts
Median home value$147,600$92,500+$55,100
Median gross rent$742$826−$84
Owner-occupied52.9%71.3%−18.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%15.7%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%46.9%+2.8 pts
Average commute22.922.1+0.8
Worked from home4.4%4.9%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.4%5.4%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025