Peru, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Peru, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,107. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PERU-NE · Peru, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,107 pop · #17073/25278 · Nemaha County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $61,600
- RANK-LOWER #17073/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Auburn
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,107
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $113,800
Nearest income peer: Auburn, NE ( $3,694 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Peru
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Peru on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Julian · lowest
Julian · lowest
$41,250 median HH income
- Brock · near
Brock · near
$44,375 median HH income
- Auburn · near
Auburn · near
$57,906 median HH income
- Peru · this city
Peru · this city
$61,600 median HH income
- Johnson · near
Johnson · near
$76,071 median HH income
- Nemaha · highest
Nemaha · highest
$82,188 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Peru, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 32nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,107
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,600
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,600 and poverty 18.0% concentrate in 68421.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Peru as a pure owner town.
Within Nebraska, Wymore is the closest lower-income city and Comstock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Peru.
Population concentration
Peru reads through its lone ZIP, 68421
1,107 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68421 is not the leading code inside Peru, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Peru
Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 28 employees , annual payroll $542k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68421 (4 units) .
ZIP Codes in Peru, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Nemaha County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Peru. See the Nemaha County roll-up →
Peru lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Nemaha County: Johnson and Nemaha earn more and Auburn, Brock and Julian earn less. Nemaha marks the far end of that range at $82,188, 33% above Peru.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68421 | 1,107 | $61,600 | 4 | 9 |
Peru roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Peru, .