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Seymour, IN vs Peru, IN

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- Peru is 0% more densely populated than Seymour.
- People are 1.7% more likely to be married in Peru.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years older in Peru.
 Seymour, INPeru, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,123329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.538.4
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 Population - 201018,147  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,994285,036,114
 Population - 199015,576  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-15.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,180.193.4
 Land Area12.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Seymour, INPeru, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Seymour, INPeru, INUnited States
 White76.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.1%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Seymour, INPeru, INUnited States
 Married Population43.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households7,968  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,80080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,020  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Seymour    9 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I've been reading the reviews about Seymour. I was born in Seymour, spent half my child years there as well as other places about the country. I have either lived or  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for ten years and agree that Seymour, Indiana is a sophomoric community where outsiders are not welcome and the parents are worse bullies than the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the town is a beautiful place gorgeous in the fall summers are hot and lazy. not much of a spring anymore ...winters are very cold ice sleet rarely snows anymore  More

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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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