How many homes in the Town of Peru, NY are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in the Town of Peru, NY, 2020–2024
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0.5% (±0.7 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Peru, NY have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.3% have more than 1.5.

0.0% lack complete plumbing.

0.0% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 0.5% (±0.7 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.0%
Lacking a kitchen: 0.0%

Crowding and facilities in the Town of Peru

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Peru	Clinton County	New York	United States
More than 1 person per room	0.5% (±0.7 points)	1.6% (±0.6 points)	5.3% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	0.3% (±0.6 points)	0.8% (±0.4 points)	2.2% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.5% (±0.3 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In the Town of Peru, the share of crowded homes is lower than in Clinton County (1.6%).

It is also lower than in New York (5.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near the Town of Peru

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Peru
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Town of Peru	—	0.5% (±0.7 points)	—
Town of Schuyler Falls	5.5 mi	0.0% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Au Sable	5.6 mi	1.2% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Keeseville	6.7 mi	0.6% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Plattsburgh West	7.6 mi	0.6% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisonville	7.8 mi	0.0% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Plattsburgh	8.0 mi	0.7% (±0.6 points)	Not measurably different
Plattsburgh	9.3 mi	1.8% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Chesterfield	10 mi	0.8% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Peru include them.

The figures for the Town of Peru include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Peru (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Peru

How many homes in the Town of Peru are overcrowded?

0.5% of occupied homes in the Town of Peru, NY have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of Peru lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.0% lack complete plumbing facilities and 0.0% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Peru town, Clinton County, New York

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Peru town, Clinton County, New York (county subdivision:57375, in state:36 county:019).

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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