Peru

Consular Offices

General Consulate in Paterson

100 Hamilton Plaza,
Paterson, NJ 07505
Phone: (973) 278-3324
Email: consulado@conpernj.org

Peruvian Embassy in USA

1700 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.20036
Phone: (1-202) 8339860 to 8339869
Email1:comunica@embassyofperu.us
Email2:Webadmin@embassyofperu.us

USA Embassy in Peru

Av. La Encalada cdra. 17 s/n Surco,
Lima 33, Peru
Phone:(51-1)618-2000
Phone (visa inquiries):(51-1)709-7950
Email: lima_webmaster@state.gov

Facts on Hispanics of Peruvian origin in the United States, 2017

Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2019).

BY LUIS NOE-BUSTAMANTE, ANTONIO FLORES AND SONO SHAH

An estimated 679,000 Hispanics of Peruvian origin lived in the United States in 2017, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Peruvians in this statistical profile are people who self-identified as Hispanics of Peruvian origin; this includes immigrants from Peru and those who trace their family ancestry to Peru.

Peruvians are the 11th-largest population of Hispanic origin living in the United States, accounting for about 1% of the U.S. Hispanic population in 2017. Since 2000, the Peruvian-origin population has increased 174%, growing from 248,000 to 679,000 over the period. At the same time, the Peruvian foreign-born population living in the U.S. grew by 120%, from 193,000 in 2000 to 423,000 in 2017. By comparison, Mexicans, the nation’s largest Hispanic origin group, constituted 36.6 million, or 62%, of the Hispanic population in 2017.

Immigration status

Among Hispanics in the U.S., about 33% are foreign-born, compared with 62% of U.S. Peruvians.
About 46% of foreign-born Peruvians have been in the U.S. for over 20 years, and 58% of foreign-born Peruvians are U.S. citizens.

Educational attainment

About 16% of U.S. Hispanics ages 25 and older have obtained at least a bachelor’s degree, compared with 32% of Peruvians.
Among Peruvians ages 25 and older, U.S.-born are more likely than the foreign-born to have a bachelor’s degree or higher (44% vs. 30%).

Income

Among U.S. Hispanics, the median annual personal earnings for those ages 16 and older was $25,000, compared with $30,000 for Peruvians.
Looking at full-time, year-round workers, U.S. Hispanics earned less than Peruvians ($34,000 vs. $40,000).

Poverty status

The share of U.S. Hispanics who live in poverty (19%) is greater than among Peruvians (11%).
About 10% of U.S.-born Peruvians live in poverty, as do 11% of foreign-born Peruvians.

Homeownership

The rate of homeownership among U.S. Hispanics is 47% compared with 51% for Peruvians.
Among Peruvians in the U.S., rates of homeownership are similar for the U.S.-born and the foreign-born (50% vs. 51%).

Top states of residence

The Peruvian population is concentrated in Florida (19%), California (16%), and New Jersey (14%).

Age

The median age of U.S. Hispanics (29) is lower than that of Peruvians (38) and the U.S. population (38).

Marital status

S. Hispanics ages 18 and older are less likely to be married (46%) than Peruvians (51%).
Among Peruvians ages 18 and older, those who are foreign-born are more likely to be married than the U.S.-born (57% vs. 29%).

Fertility

Some 7% of U.S. Hispanic women ages 15 to 44 gave birth in the 12 months before the July 2017 American Community Survey. That rate for Peruvian women was 5%.

Language

About 70% of U.S. Hispanics ages 5 and older speak only English at home or speak English at least “very well,” compared with 64% of Peruvians.
Similarly, 64% of Hispanic adults are English proficient, as are 58% of Peruvian adults.

“Facts on Hispanics of Peruvian origin in the United States, 2017.” Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2019).