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Peru, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Peru is a Census city of 139 people across 0.32 square miles of land, in Chautauqua County. Median household income is $39,615, 82.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Peru
What Peru is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.32 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land430 plus or minus 170
- County holding the largest share of its areaChautauqua County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
How many people live in Peru
- Population139 plus or minus 55
- Median age57.7 plus or minus 17.1
- Population under 1810 plus or minus 15
- Share under 187.2 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Population 65 and over45 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over32.4 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Households90 plus or minus 39
- Family households46 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent plus or minus 18.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
Income and work in Peru
- Median household income$39,615 plus or minus $24,785
- Per capita income$29,478 plus or minus $6,833
- Civilian labor force61 plus or minus 31
- Employed52 plus or minus 26
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate14.8 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Adults 25 and over121 plus or minus 48
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.4 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
Housing in Peru
- Housing units124 plus or minus 43
- Occupied units90 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate27.4 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Owner occupied74 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate82.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$37,500 plus or minus $13,697
- Single family units102 plus or minus 42
- Share single family82.3 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
How Peru gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute52 plus or minus 26
- Commuting under 15 minutes11 plus or minus 9
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.2 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.8 percent plus or minus 36.7
- Drove alone80.8 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Carpooled13.5 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
Flood risk in Peru
- NFIP communityCity of Peru
- NFIP community number200447
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/75
The City of Peru does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200447 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chautauqua County, not Peru
Chautauqua County context, not Peru figures
- Establishments in Chautauqua County69
- Covered employment, Chautauqua County754
- Average annual pay, Chautauqua County$35,811
- Housing units permitted, Chautauqua County0
Every figure in this section is published for Chautauqua County as a whole and is not a measurement of Peru.
All Chautauqua County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Peru questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Peru, Kansas?
139, in 90 households. Peru city covers 0.32 square miles of land, which is 430 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Peru in?
Chautauqua County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Peru?
$39,615. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $37,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Peru in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Peru appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Peru, city of, community 200447, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Peru figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chautauqua County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Peru.
Is zoning published for Peru?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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