What is the population of Peru CDP?

Peru CDP has 1,880 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #657 of 1,292 in New York.

What is the median household income in Peru CDP?

Median household income in Peru CDP is $69,671 a year, 11.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Peru CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,262 a month and the median home value is $214,700, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.

Is Peru CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Peru CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Peru, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Peru, New York (Peru, NY — Census place “Peru CDP”) is 1,880 residents, ranking #657 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $69,671, the median home is worth $214,700 and median gross rent runs $1,262 a month. Looking for the Peru New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Peru, NY: 12972.

Population: 1,880Peru CDP residents
Median household income: $69,671Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $214,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,262Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.6%Owner-occupied households

Peru ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Peru.

The Peru NY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

12972

What the numbers mean in Peru CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Peru CDP median would spend about 21.7% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.5% of residents and 76.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Peru CDP, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Peru CDP is a small town in New York, with 1,880 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #657 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 49% of them. The median age here is 41.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Peru CDP earn a median of $69,671 a year, 11.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 9.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Peru CDP is valued at $214,700, 29.2% below the national figure and 32% below the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,262 a month, 10.2% below the national figure, or roughly $15,144 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Peru CDP?: Peru CDP has 1,880 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #657 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in Peru CDP?: Median household income in Peru CDP is $69,671 a year, 11.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Peru CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,262 a month and the median home value is $214,700, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
Is Peru CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Peru CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Peru CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.