Miami County Courthouse · Public domainHow is Peru run?
Peru’s city government spent $13.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,264 per resident. Water and other utilities ($33.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Peru is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,264 per resident a year, or $3.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Peru collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No comparison for Peru yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Peru’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 31% of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Peru reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,146 · 2024: $1,264.
full-time in March 2025, up from 168 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $676 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Peru’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Peru’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Peru →
Who’s in charge in Peru
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Peru’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofperu.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 62 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (10,828).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Peru Community Schools
Peru’s K–12 school district, shared with Erie Township, Peru Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,040 per pupil, $7,122 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
Maconaquah School Corporation · $12,095 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Peru.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofperu.org ↗
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Peru compares with the towns next door
Peru’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $5 to $31 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Pipe Creek Township | $5 | $555 |
| Washington Township | $31 | $647 |
| Peru Township | estimate | $714 |
| Peru | estimate | $676 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Peru’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Peru’s government
How much does Peru spend per resident?
About $1,264 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Peru?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $676 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofperu.org.
Who runs Peru’s government?
See cityofperu.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Peru yet.
How many people work for Peru?
174 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $947,326 (about $11.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Peru in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Stacey Donato) and State House District 23 (Ethan Manning). The House district also covers 32 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Peru’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →