Elmwood vs West Peoria

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

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

West Peoria has the higher population (4,246 vs 2,254 in Elmwood). Elmwood has the higher median household income ($87,644 vs $57,450 in West Peoria). Elmwood has the higher median home value ($144,600 vs $92,500 in West Peoria).

Population, income & housing

	Elmwood	West Peoria
Population	2,254	4,246
Median age	36.8 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$87,644	$57,450
Median home value	$144,600	$92,500
Median gross rent	$761	$1,180
Housing units	952	2,187
Homeownership rate	75.7%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmwood	West Peoria
Population	2,367 → 2,254 (-4.8%)	4,543 → 4,246 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$68,194 → $87,644 (+28.5%)	$46,746 → $57,450 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$138,100 → $144,600 (+4.7%)	$88,700 → $92,500 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $761 (+19.1%)	$756 → $1,180 (+56.1%)

Elmwood

Population

2,3672,254

Median household income

$68,194$87,644

Median home value

$138,100$144,600

Median gross rent

$639$761

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)

	Elmwood	West Peoria
Under 5	9.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	18.4%
35 to 44	18.9%	8.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	8.2%
55 to 64	8.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	13.4%
75 and over	7.8%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmwood	West Peoria
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	63.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmwood	West Peoria
No high school diploma	4.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	25.8%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmwood	West Peoria
Drove alone	70.6%	88.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	7.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	4.8%
Other means	1.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmwood	West Peoria
1-unit, detached	80.4%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Elmwood	West Peoria
Poverty rate	11.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.68	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	14
Median year structure built	1940	1944