Overview
11,123
Total Population
41.5
Median age
50.09%
Female population %
99.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
54.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
459
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Peru's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Peru is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Peru's population under 18 was 21.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Peru's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Peru, 16.79% were under the age of 15, 19.33% aged 15 to 29, 45.32% aged 30 to 64, 15.71% aged 65 to 84, and 2.85% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 19 more females than males in Peru:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.09% females and 49.91% males in Peru, IN.
- The Peru, IN gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 549.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 491.
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Race / Ethnicity
Peru's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Peru population: 87.11% are White, 6.13% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 1.14% are some other race and 5.24% are multiracial.
- Peru's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 459 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,664 (95.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Peru is White with a population of 9,689 (87.11% of the total population).
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Year by year
Peru's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 13,296 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Peru's population decreased by 1,744 (13.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Peru's population decreased by 612 (5.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Peru's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,828.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)