Peoria Heights vs West Peoria

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

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

Peoria Heights has the higher population (5,834 vs 4,246 in West Peoria). Peoria Heights has the higher median household income ($62,083 vs $57,450 in West Peoria). Peoria Heights has the higher median home value ($118,000 vs $92,500 in West Peoria).

Population, income & housing

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
Population	5,834	4,246
Median age	39.6 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$57,450
Median home value	$118,000	$92,500
Median gross rent	$921	$1,180
Housing units	3,119	2,187
Homeownership rate	65.3%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
Population	5,860 → 5,834 (-0.4%)	4,543 → 4,246 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$41,621 → $62,083 (+49.2%)	$46,746 → $57,450 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$82,800 → $118,000 (+42.5%)	$88,700 → $92,500 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $921 (+26.0%)	$756 → $1,180 (+56.1%)

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

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)

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
Under 5	6.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	18.4%
35 to 44	16.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	13.4%
75 and over	7.6%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	63.0%
Black or African American	3.8%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
No high school diploma	4.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	28.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
Drove alone	83.3%	88.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.8%
Public transit	1.2%	1.6%
Walked	0.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
1-unit, detached	76.9%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.5%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Peoria Heights	West Peoria
Poverty rate	11.1%	8.5%
Average household size	2.01	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1956	1944