| Peru | |
| Peru Home & House Values: Free Home Valuation at HouseValues.com | |
| Foreign born: | 2.7% (1.1% Asia, 0.8% North America, 0.7% Latin America) |
| Races | |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 96.7% |
| Two or more races: | 1.0% |
| Black: | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 0.8% |
| Marital Status | |
| Now married: | 59.9% |
| Never married: | 21.3% |
| Divorced: | 9.9% |
| Widowed: | 5.5% |
| Separated: | 3.4% |
| Median | |
| House value: | $94,500 |
| Household income: | $39,051 |
| Resident age: | 37.2 years |
| Peru Compared to New York State Average | |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Education | |
| High school or higher: | 82.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 21.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 11.4% |
| Unemployed: | 4.2% |
| Crime Statistics | |
| Ancestries | |
| French: | 21.5% |
| Irish: | 19.5% |
| German: | 10.9% |
| United States: | 10.3% |
| English: | 9.9% |
| French Canadian: | 8.3% |
| Nearby City | Distance from Peru to... | Population in 2002 |
| Schuyler Falls, NY | 3.80 miles (6.12 km) | |
| Morrisonville, NY | 8.12 miles (13.07 km) | |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 9.13 miles (14.70 km) | 19,156 |
| Saranac, NY | 11.80 miles (19.00 km) | |
| Keeseville, NY | 11.93 miles (19.21 km) | 1,838 |
| Au Sable Forks, NY | 11.93 miles (19.21 km) | |
| South Hero, VT | 11.98 miles (19.28 km) | |
| Redford, NY | 13.83 miles (22.25 km) | |
| Dannemora, NY | 13.85 miles (22.29 km) | |
| Grand Isle, VT | 15.25 miles (24.54 km) | |
| Willsboro, NY | 16.68 miles (26.84 km) | |
| Burlington, VT | 17.06 miles (27.46 km) | 39,466 |
| Jay, NY | 17.22 miles (27.72 km) | |
| Winooski, VT | 17.86 miles (28.74 km) | 6,469 |
| Colchester, VT | 18.82 miles (30.29 km) | |
| South Burlington, VT | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) | 15,870 |
| Wilmington, NY | 19.38 miles (31.19 km) | |
| Shelburne, VT | 20.13 miles (32.39 km) | |
| North Hero, VT | 20.25 miles (32.59 km) | |
| Essex, NY | 20.46 miles (32.92 km) | |
| Milton, VT | 20.94 miles (33.70 km) | |
| Lewis, NY | 21.07 miles (33.91 km) | |
| Essex Junction, VT | 21.38 miles (34.41 km) | 8,641 |
| Lyon Mountain, NY | 21.47 miles (34.55 km) | |
| Chazy, NY | 22.00 miles (35.40 km) |