East Peoria vs Marquette Heights

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

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

East Peoria has the higher population (22,485 vs 2,613 in Marquette Heights). Marquette Heights has the higher median household income ($77,386 vs $71,763 in East Peoria). East Peoria has the higher median home value ($160,800 vs $121,600 in Marquette Heights).

Population, income & housing

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
Population	22,485	2,613
Median age	42.4 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,763	$77,386
Median home value	$160,800	$121,600
Median gross rent	$894	$1,132
Housing units	10,912	1,222
Homeownership rate	75.5%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
Population	22,851 → 22,485 (-1.6%)	2,694 → 2,613 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$58,984 → $71,763 (+21.7%)	$60,804 → $77,386 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$139,800 → $160,800 (+15.0%)	$103,300 → $121,600 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $894 (+30.1%)	$1,112 → $1,132 (+1.8%)

East Peoria

Population

22,85122,485

Median household income

$58,984$71,763

Median home value

$139,800$160,800

Median gross rent

$687$894

Marquette Heights

Population

2,6942,613

Median household income

$60,804$77,386

Median home value

$103,300$121,600

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,132

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
Under 5	5.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.0%
75 and over	8.8%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	92.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
No high school diploma	5.8%	6.3%
High school graduate	28.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
Drove alone	82.6%	86.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
1-unit, detached	81.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Peoria	Marquette Heights
Poverty rate	11.2%	5.3%
Average household size	2.23	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1968	1961