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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Peru is $15,306, which is much lower than the state average of $27,339 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Peru median household income is $40,086, which has grown by 47.29% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Peru residents spend 11.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #537

Peru, NE	15,306 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peru, NE	6,577 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peru, NE	6,988 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peru, NE	5,648 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #368

Peru, NE	40,086 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Peru, NE	48,077 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #177

Peru, NE	47.29%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Peru, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.80%	$2,379, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.40%	$16,014, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.00%	$15,420, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.60%	$18,384, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Peru, NE	64,000 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Peru, NE	69,784 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Peru, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$40,474, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Peru, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$40,234, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$20,938, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,750, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$32,750, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Peru, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	753, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	405, 53.78%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	201, 49.63%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	201, 49.63%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	181, 90.05%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 9.95%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	204, 50.37%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	348, 46.22%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	209, 60.06%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	209, 60.06%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	179, 85.65%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 14.35%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	139, 39.94%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Peru, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	360, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	238, 66.11%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	12, 3.33%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	87, 24.17%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 1.94%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	16, 4.44%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Peru, NE	11.5 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Peru, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	360	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	181, 50.28%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69, 38.12%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	23, 12.71%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22, 12.15%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 6.08%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17, 9.39%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36, 19.89%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	179, 49.72%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38, 21.23%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	71, 39.66%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	62, 34.64%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8, 4.47%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Peru, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	360, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 3.89%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	14, 3.89%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	24, 6.67%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.56%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	42, 11.67%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	24, 6.67%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	2, 0.56%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6, 1.67%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6, 1.67%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	153, 42.50%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	65, 18.06%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	4, 1.11%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 1.11%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Peru, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	111	19.86%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2	1.92%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.