ZIP 61354 · Peru
Who lives in ZIP code 61354 (Peru, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Peru, IL · LaSalle County
uszips 2026
People10,290
Median age46.2
Household income$76,392
Home value$158,490
Median rent$920/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+23.1%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ottawa, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 93 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,682
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.3% are 65 or older; 80.5% are adults.
Household income
34.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,518.
Education (adults 25+)
35.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.4%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 2.69
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.7%
- Rent burden
- 22.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.0%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 17.3%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 2.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.