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- Fontana is 0% more densely populated than Peru.
- People are 11.2% more likely to be married in Fontana.
- The Median Age is 9.5 years younger in Fontana.
 Peru, INFontana, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock208,087329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3238.4
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 Population - 201011,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock128,929285,036,114
 Population - 199012,843  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock67.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,830.793.4
 Land Area5.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Peru, INFontana, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Peru, INFontana, CAUnited States
 White86.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.4%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock68.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Peru, INFontana, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.0%50.2%
 Never Married29.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.752.60
 Households4,491  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock47,51780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,691  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 8 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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Reviews for Fontana    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I bought a house in North Fontana 13 years ago and I was the worst thing I ever did Fontana is trash dirty Rundown graffiti everywhere broken down cars and OMG I'm sick  More

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I was born and raised here and I used to love it, but now I am moving out of it. The truth is that the climate is becoming way too hot. Sure, Fontana has always been  More

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Over 16 years ago

best cop ever, james chick payne!most well built sr. citizen, John Yarros. all gone but not  More

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