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Peoria

Arizona · 200,881 residents (2025 est.) · 177 sq mi
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With 196,906 people, Peoria is a city in Arizona. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 88,542 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 20% more than in Arizona as a whole. There are 1,114 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,815, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 110%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Peoria

What changed most since 1990

  • Population50,618 → 196,906 (+289%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$205,206 → $463,600 (+126%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Homes owned by their occupants82.9% → 76.0% (−6.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts

Among the 77 cities and towns in the Phoenix metro

  • 19th in household income$95,815
  • 19th in share with a bachelor's degree36.3%
  • 20th in home value$463,600
  • 20th in diversity score67.0

Its weight in Maricopa County

Peoria's population equals 4.3% of Maricopa County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.3% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
196,906
+82%since 2000
from 108,364 in 2000
200,881 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,114 / sq mi
+82%since 2000
from 613 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.7
+17%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
177 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
36K80K124K168K212K19902000201020202024Peoria
2024197K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(10,191)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(12,119)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(13,201)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(12,767)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(9,974)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.4%(22,463)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(26,886)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(23,520)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.8%(27,205)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.3%(22,333)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.9%(11,638)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(4,609)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$95,815
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,199 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,834
+110%since 2000
from $22,726 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.6%
+19.5 ptssince 2009
from 42.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.440
+9%since 2010
from 0.405 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services12.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration9.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$463,600
+110%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $121,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,843
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $941 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.0%
−8.3 ptssince 2000
from 84.3% in 2000
24.0% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.64 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.87 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.0%
−12.4 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
+29%since 2009
from 3.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77.9%(84,370)
Black2.7%(2,887)
Hispanic / Latino15.4%(16,699)
Asian1.8%(1,992)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.3%(126,555)
Black3.2%(6,346)
Hispanic / Latino20.7%(40,718)
Asian5.3%(10,401)
Other6.5%(12,886)
Diversity Score
67
+22%since 2009
from 55 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican16.9%(33,202)
Puerto Rican0.8%(1,480)
Spaniard0.6%(1,254)
Cuban0.6%(1,104)
Salvadoran0.2%(466)
Guatemalan0.2%(348)
Peruvian0.1%(279)
Dominican0.1%(193)
Ecuadorian0.1%(145)
Argentine0.1%(132)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.9%(3,747)
Filipino0.9%(1,860)
Chinese0.7%(1,445)
Vietnamese0.7%(1,416)
Korean0.3%(522)
Japanese0.2%(300)
Kazakh0.1%(188)
Cambodian0.1%(178)
Nepalese0.1%(144)
Burmese0.1%(100)
Thai0%(93)
Pakistani0%(85)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(287)
Chamorro0%(88)
Guamanian0%(15)
Ancestry
German14.7%(28,862)
English12.6%(24,830)
Irish10.4%(20,491)
Italian5.1%(9,965)
American4%(7,839)
Polish2.7%(5,351)
Swedish2.5%(4,880)
Scottish2.1%(4,064)
French1.9%(3,799)
Norwegian1.8%(3,496)
Arab1.2%(2,341)
Dutch1%(1,950)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.7%(1,353)
Welsh0.7%(1,293)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(1,276)
Romanian0.6%(1,269)
Hungarian0.6%(1,091)
Greek0.5%(956)
Danish0.5%(933)
Czech0.4%(788)
British0.4%(730)
Canadian0.4%(719)
Nigerian0.3%(678)
Finnish0.3%(606)
Croatian0.3%(602)
Iraqi0.3%(552)
Ukrainian0.3%(523)
West Indian0.3%(506)
Slovak0.2%(468)
Portuguese0.2%(446)
Lithuanian0.2%(343)
Jordanian0.2%(316)
Austrian0.2%(302)
Swiss0.2%(300)
Egyptian0.1%(255)
Haitian0.1%(233)
Serbian0.1%(211)
Turkish0.1%(178)
Syrian0.1%(145)
Armenian0.1%(129)
Cape Verdean0.1%(118)
Slovene0.1%(112)
Lebanese0.1%(104)
Ghanaian0%(98)
Iranian0%(93)
Bulgarian0%(82)
Brazilian0%(81)
Ethiopian0%(76)
Jamaican0%(68)
Belgian0%(61)
Latvian0%(42)
Moroccan0%(25)
Somali0%(11)
Israeli0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.3%
+14.5 ptssince 2000
from 21.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 88.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.1%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.2 min
+34%since 2000
from 21.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.2%
−14.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.3%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
22.8%
+18.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.4%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
11.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 10.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.5%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.5%
+8.1 ptssince 2017
from 86.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 96.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 84.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 84.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 9.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.5%(22,849)
Married58.2%(45,037)
Widowed2.6%(1,982)
Divorced9.7%(7,519)
Women 15+
Never married25.7%(21,570)
Married53%(44,544)
Widowed8.8%(7,376)
Divorced12.5%(10,518)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.5%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 61.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 73.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 31.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.3%(3,019)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(3,292)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(3,759)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(563)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(156)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,935 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Peoria, decade by decade

Peoria population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199050,618$82,094$205,20616.9%39.9
2000108,364$95,089$220,60221.7%46.1
2010154,065$91,400$343,67526.3%55.2
2020190,985$92,628$342,03734.1%64.5
2024196,906$95,815$463,60036.3%67.0

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Peoria, Arizona?

Peoria, Arizona has about 196,906 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Peoria, Arizona?

The typical household in Peoria, Arizona earns about $95,815 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Peoria, Arizona expensive?

In Peoria, Arizona, the median home is worth about $463,600, and the typical rent is about $1,843 a month.

How educated are people in Peoria, Arizona?

About 36.3% of adults age 25 and over in Peoria, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Peoria, Arizona?

About 8.4% of people in Peoria, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Peoria, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Peoria, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 146,288 residents, a change of about 289 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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