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Peru, New York: commercial real estate data.
Peru is a Census CDP of 1,965 people across 1.92 square miles of land, in Clinton County. Median household income is $66,812, 67.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Peru
What Peru is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.92 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,022
- County holding the largest share of its areaClinton 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
- Population1,965
- Median age37.7 plus or minus 7.6
- Population under 18441 plus or minus 126
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over372 plus or minus 154
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households761 plus or minus 178
- Family households552 plus or minus 149
- Share of households that are families72.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
Income and work in Peru
- Median household income$66,812
- Per capita income$35,699
- Civilian labor force965 plus or minus 233
- Employed944 plus or minus 231
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,391
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
Housing in Peru
- Housing units761 plus or minus 178
- Occupied units761 plus or minus 178
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied511 plus or minus 151
- Renter occupied250 plus or minus 115
- Ownership rate67.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$216,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,042 plus or minus $747
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Single family units501 plus or minus 145
- Share single family65.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more202 plus or minus 123
- Share in buildings of two or more26.5 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1957
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 commute816 plus or minus 243
- Commuting under 15 minutes413 plus or minus 194
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.6 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more75 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peru
Flood risk in Peru
- NFIP communityTown of Peru
- NFIP community number361384
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/23
The Town of Peru participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 361384 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.
Clinton County, not Peru
Clinton County context, not Peru figures
- Establishments in Clinton County1,701
- Covered employment, Clinton County32,264
- Average annual pay, Clinton County$59,550
- Housing units permitted, Clinton County183
Every figure in this section is published for Clinton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Peru.
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.
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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, New York?
1,965, in 761 households. Peru CDP covers 1.92 square miles of land, which is 1,022 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?
Clinton 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?
$66,812. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $216,600. Median gross rent is $1,042 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Peru in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Peru appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Peru, town of, community 361384, 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 Clinton 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.