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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Peru Area is $21,209, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Peru Area median household income is $43,862. On average Peru Area residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #637

Peru Area	21,209 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peru Area	25,530 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peru Area	30,548 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peru Area	20,202 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #513

Peru Area	43,862 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Peru Area	54,906 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Peru Area	12.84%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Peru Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Peru Area		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.22%	$13,142, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.12%	$17,696, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.07%	$1,828, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.32%	$16,274, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Peru Area	55,129 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Peru Area	63,398 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Peru Area	Indiana	U.S.
White	$44,786, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$64,127, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,250, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$29,036, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
One Race, Other	$19,276, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$54,861, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Peru Area	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$24,279, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,944, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,096, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$33,853, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Peru Area	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	29,393, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	15,966, 54.32%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,400, 58.88%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	61, 0.38%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,339, 58.49%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,188, 87.68%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,151, 12.32%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,566, 41.12%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	13,427, 45.68%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,214, 53.73%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,214, 53.73%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,381, 88.45%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	833, 11.55%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,213, 46.27%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Peru Area	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,315, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,076, 84.36%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,307, 9.13%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	37, 0.26%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	217, 1.52%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	280, 1.96%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	398, 2.78%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Peru Area	23.4 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Peru Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,569	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	8,188, 56.20%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,592, 19.44%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,281, 15.64%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	923, 11.27%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	85, 1.04%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	806, 9.84%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,802, 34.22%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	6,381, 43.80%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,045, 32.05%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,550, 24.29%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,928, 30.21%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 0.45%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 0.31%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	792, 12.41%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Peru Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,569, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	414, 2.84%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	874, 6.00%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,333, 22.88%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	322, 2.21%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,606, 11.02%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	908, 6.23%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	122, 0.84%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	488, 3.35%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	701, 4.81%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,079, 21.13%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,183, 8.12%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	905, 6.21%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	634, 4.35%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Peru Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,733	16.75%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,026	11.19%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.