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Peru, IN vs Louisville, CO

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- Household income in Louisville, is 193% more than it is in Peru and is 45% above the National Average.
- Peru unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Louisville unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Peru, INLouisville, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,111  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$125,124$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,481  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Peru, INLouisville, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Peru, INLouisville, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock16.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.4%13.1%
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 7 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 Louisville    3 Reviews

Louisville, CO has been a tremendous place for our family (2 kids, 9 and 12) to live. Small town living/values with nearly no crime, good locally owned  More

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I've lived in Louisville, Colo. for 11 years [and in the Front Range area, off & on, for more than 33 yrs.]. In my opinion, Louisville is scarcely affordable for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Louisville is a great place to live, it was rated in Money magazine has one of the best places, low crime, high education, community value, sense of pride. Home prices  More

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