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Peru, NY
Demographic Data




Peru Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Peru Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

1,843

Age

Under 5 Years:
9.4%
5 - 17:
13.1%
18 - 24:
4.6%
25 - 34:
13.2%
35 - 54:
34.4%
55 - 64:
8.5%
Over 65 Years:
16.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.9%
3.9%
93.7%
93.7%
42.9%
42.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Peru
USA
$36,189
$36,189
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Peru
USA
$70,556
$70,556
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.5%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Arts
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Information Technology
Finance
36.7%
36.7%
13.3%
13.3%
9.1%
9.1%
8.4%
8.4%
7.5%
7.5%
6.4%
6.4%
5.7%
5.7%
4.8%
4.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
Black or African American
93.7%
93.7%
3.9%
3.9%
2.4%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
Scottish
French
Italian
French Canadian
European
Lebanese
Greek
German
Dutch
Ukrainian
Swedish
Hungarian
Danish
Lithuanian
British
Norwegian
Russian
Other Arab
13.5%
13.5%
13.4%
13.4%
11.1%
11.1%
11.0%
11.0%
6.5%
6.5%
5.9%
5.9%
5.8%
5.8%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
Other Indo-European
88.4%
88.4%
7.9%
7.9%
2.4%
2.4%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Peru Residents

11.8%


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