Chillicothe vs Peoria Heights

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

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

Chillicothe has the higher population (6,185 vs 5,834 in Peoria Heights). Chillicothe has the higher median household income ($62,108 vs $62,083 in Peoria Heights). Chillicothe has the higher median home value ($128,500 vs $118,000 in Peoria Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
Population	6,185	5,834
Median age	43.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,108	$62,083
Median home value	$128,500	$118,000
Median gross rent	$798	$921
Housing units	2,968	3,119
Homeownership rate	80.5%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
Population	6,218 → 6,185 (-0.5%)	5,860 → 5,834 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$48,731 → $62,108 (+27.5%)	$41,621 → $62,083 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $128,500 (+5.4%)	$82,800 → $118,000 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $798 (+10.2%)	$731 → $921 (+26.0%)

Chillicothe

Population

6,2186,185

Median household income

$48,731$62,108

Median home value

$121,900$128,500

Median gross rent

$724$798

Peoria Heights

Population

5,8605,834

Median household income

$41,621$62,083

Median home value

$82,800$118,000

Median gross rent

$731$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
Under 5	7.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	16.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	14.9%	9.9%
75 and over	9.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	86.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
No high school diploma	3.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
Drove alone	87.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.9%
Public transit	0.2%	1.2%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
1-unit, detached	79.6%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	9.8%
20 or more units	1.2%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chillicothe	Peoria Heights
Poverty rate	14.5%	11.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1966	1956