Chandler vs Peoria

A side-by-side comparison of Chandler and Peoria: population, income, housing, and more.

Chandler and Peoria are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chandler has the higher population (278,123 vs 194,338 in Peoria). Chandler has the higher median household income ($103,691 vs $93,403 in Peoria). Chandler has the higher median home value ($469,800 vs $429,400 in Peoria).

Population, income & housing

	Chandler	Peoria
Population	278,123	194,338
Median age	37.4 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$103,691	$93,403
Median home value	$469,800	$429,400
Median gross rent	$1,806	$1,743
Housing units	111,444	78,592
Homeownership rate	65.6%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chandler	Peoria
Population	252,692 → 278,123 (+10.1%)	168,196 → 194,338 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$82,925 → $103,691 (+25.0%)	$75,323 → $93,403 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$300,800 → $469,800 (+56.2%)	$264,500 → $429,400 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,312 → $1,806 (+37.7%)	$1,255 → $1,743 (+38.9%)

Chandler

Population

252,692278,123

Median household income

$82,925$103,691

Median home value

$300,800$469,800

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,806

Peoria

Population

168,196194,338

Median household income

$75,323$93,403

Median home value

$264,500$429,400

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chandler	Peoria
Under 5	5.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	11.6%
75 and over	5.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chandler	Peoria
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	65.8%
Black or African American	5.1%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.6%
Asian	11.3%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chandler	Peoria
No high school diploma	6.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	16.2%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chandler	Peoria
Drove alone	65.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	22.7%	20.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chandler	Peoria
1-unit, detached	68.2%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	5.4%
20 or more units	8.9%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Chandler	Peoria
Poverty rate	7.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1997	1998