East Peoria vs Washington

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

East Peoria and Washington 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 15,946 in Washington). Washington has the higher median household income ($91,360 vs $71,763 in East Peoria). Washington has the higher median home value ($216,700 vs $160,800 in East Peoria).

Population, income & housing

	East Peoria	Washington
Population	22,485	15,946
Median age	42.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,763	$91,360
Median home value	$160,800	$216,700
Median gross rent	$894	$1,087
Housing units	10,912	6,322
Homeownership rate	75.5%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peoria	Washington
Population	22,851 → 22,485 (-1.6%)	16,567 → 15,946 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$58,984 → $71,763 (+21.7%)	$76,508 → $91,360 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$139,800 → $160,800 (+15.0%)	$180,900 → $216,700 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $894 (+30.1%)	$947 → $1,087 (+14.8%)

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

Washington

Population

16,56715,946

Median household income

$76,508$91,360

Median home value

$180,900$216,700

Median gross rent

$947$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peoria	Washington
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.2%
75 and over	8.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peoria	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	93.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peoria	Washington
No high school diploma	5.8%	1.7%
High school graduate	28.9%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peoria	Washington
Drove alone	82.6%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	5.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.9%	12.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peoria	Washington
1-unit, detached	81.7%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	8.9%
20 or more units	4.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	East Peoria	Washington
Poverty rate	11.2%	4.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1968	1978