Nebraska · Census place 38960
Peru city, NE
Quick answer
Peru city has 691 residents, ranking #167 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $41,875, the median home is worth $85,900 and median gross rent runs $504 a month.
- Population
- 691Peru city residents
- Median household income
- $41,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $504Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Peru city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Peru city median would spend about 14.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.3% of residents and 71% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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