Peoria

Population: 112,126
Median household income: $58,716
Median home value: $149,500

Located in Peoria County, Illinois, Peoria is a community with a population of 112,126. At $58,716, its median household income sits below Peoria County's $64,938.

Between 2019 and 2023, Peoria's population declined 1.2% from 113,532 to 112,126, while its median home value rose 18.9% from $125,700 to $149,500.

Households average 2.21 people. The median gross rent is $951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 112,126
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,716
Median home value: $149,500
Median gross rent: $951
Housing units: 54,526
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

113,532112,126

Median household income

$51,771$58,716

Median home value

$125,700$149,500

Median gross rent

$806$951

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	113,532	$51,771	$125,700	$806
2020	112,644	$51,736	$127,900	$817
2021	113,672	$53,568	$129,400	$845
2022	113,054	$58,068	$146,700	$917
2023	112,126	$58,716	$149,500	$951

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,756	6.9%
5 to 17	19,141	17.1%
18 to 24	11,935	10.6%
25 to 34	16,103	14.4%
35 to 44	14,020	12.5%
45 to 54	12,121	10.8%
55 to 64	12,462	11.1%
65 to 74	10,527	9.4%
75 and over	8,061	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	61,493	54.8%
Black or African American	28,928	25.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.0%
Asian	7,152	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.0%
Some other race	341	0.3%
Two or more races	5,615	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,542	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,783	7.9%
High school graduate	18,657	25.5%
Some college or associate's	21,025	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	15,837	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11,992	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,483	75.9%
Carpooled	4,477	9.1%
Public transit	649	1.3%
Walked	1,107	2.2%
Bicycle	51	0.1%
Worked from home	5,188	10.5%
Other means	404	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,438	44.0%
15 to 29 min	19,226	43.5%
30 to 44 min	3,366	7.6%
45 to 59 min	953	2.2%
60+ min	1,188	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 20.0% (21,653 of 108,416)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,758	52.6%
Nonfamily households	23,192	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,950	89.8%
Vacant	5,576	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,491	58.2%
Renter-occupied	20,459	41.8%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,850	63.9%
1-unit, attached	2,152	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3,543	6.5%
5 to 19 units	7,586	13.9%
20 or more units	6,200	11.4%
Mobile home & other	195	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1759000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 48 sq mi
Water area: 2.58 sq mi
Center point: 40.7516, -89.6172