Chillicothe vs West Peoria

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

Chillicothe and West Peoria 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 4,246 in West Peoria). Chillicothe has the higher median household income ($62,108 vs $57,450 in West Peoria). Chillicothe has the higher median home value ($128,500 vs $92,500 in West Peoria).

Population, income & housing

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
Population	6,185	4,246
Median age	43.9 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,108	$57,450
Median home value	$128,500	$92,500
Median gross rent	$798	$1,180
Housing units	2,968	2,187
Homeownership rate	80.5%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
Population	6,218 → 6,185 (-0.5%)	4,543 → 4,246 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$48,731 → $62,108 (+27.5%)	$46,746 → $57,450 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $128,500 (+5.4%)	$88,700 → $92,500 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $798 (+10.2%)	$756 → $1,180 (+56.1%)

Chillicothe

Population

6,2186,185

Median household income

$48,731$62,108

Median home value

$121,900$128,500

Median gross rent

$724$798

West Peoria

Population

4,5434,246

Median household income

$46,746$57,450

Median home value

$88,700$92,500

Median gross rent

$756$1,180

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
Under 5	7.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.6%	18.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	17.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	13.4%
75 and over	9.5%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	63.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	8.8%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
No high school diploma	3.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
Drove alone	87.9%	88.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	2.8%
Public transit	0.2%	1.6%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
1-unit, detached	79.6%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Chillicothe	West Peoria
Poverty rate	14.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.13	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1966	1944