Peru, VT
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Peru, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 448. 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-VT · Peru, VT 1 ZIPs · 448 pop · #1589/25278 · Bennington County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-TOP $129,500
- RANK-TOP #1589/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Dorset
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 448
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $392,000
Nearest income peer: Dorset, VT (+ $21,663 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.
- Readsboro · lowest $55,313
Readsboro · lowest
$55,313 median HH income
- North Benningt · near
North Benningt · near
$94,375 median HH income
- Bondville · near
Bondville · near
$96,083 median HH income
- Arlington · near
Arlington · near
$96,250 median HH income
- Peru · this city
Peru · this city
$129,500 median HH income
- Dorset · highest
Dorset · highest
$151,163 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, VT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 6%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 448
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $129,500
- 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.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $129,500 and home value $392,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 55.9%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Peru as a pure owner town.
Within Vermont, Fairfax is the closest lower-income city and Norwich 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
One ZIP, 05152, is all of Peru
There is no split to weigh here: 05152 holds every one of Peru's 448 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Peru's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 409 employees , annual payroll $8,885k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05152 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Arts, entertainment, and recreation · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Peru, VT
These ZIP codes sit in Bennington County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Peru. See the Bennington County roll-up →
Peru sits in the upper half of Bennington County on income: Bennington, Manchester Center and Arlington report less, while Dorset reports more. Readsboro marks the far end of that range at $55,313, 57% below Peru.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05152 | 448 | $129,500 | 20 | 4 |
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, .