Peru, NY is a small town situated in the northeastern part of New York State, and it has a population of 6,773 people. The population density of the area is 87.24 people per square mile, which is lower than the US population density of 93.29 people per square mile. There are many businesses located within Peru, including local grocery stores like Kinney Drugs and Price Chopper Supermarket, as well as clothing shops such as JCPenney and Walmart.
Residents of Peru have access to a variety of year-round outdoor activities, such as fishing, camping, skiing and snowmobiling in the winter months at Titus Mountain Ski Center or touring along any of the Adirondack Park's lakes and trails. The Peru Central School District also serves the area with numerous educational opportunities for students and other demographic organizations throughout the year. For those interested in sports, there are soccer games during summer months at Adirondack Sports Complex and basketball tournaments held by Peru Youth Basketball League every February and March.
The population in Peru is 6,773. There are 86 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Peru is 41.7, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Peru is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Peru
- 59.6% are married
- 6.3% are divorced
- 29.6% are married with children
- 9.7% have children, but are single
Race in Peru
- 97.1% are White
- 0.3% are Black
- 0.0% are Asian
- 0.2% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 1.4% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.0% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander