CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pekin

Illinois · 32,254 residents · 15.7 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 32,254 people, Pekin is a city in Illinois. The typical home is worth $40,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 22%. Median rent is $307 a month. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

32,254

−5%vs 2000

vs 33,857 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,280)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,659)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(2,003)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,214)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(2,116)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(4,998)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(4,368)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(3,419)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(3,181)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(2,797)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(1,630)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(589)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,198

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,972 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,246

−38%vs 2000

vs $19,616 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,400

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $434 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.2% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(32,088)

Black2.5%(857)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(445)

Asian0.4%(138)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(31,992)

Black0.2%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(114)

Asian0.1%(41)

Other0.5%(166)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(712)

Puerto Rican0.2%(60)

Cuban0.1%(38)

Spaniard0.1%(27)

Dominican0%(9)

South American0%(6)

Peruvian0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(108)

Japanese0.2%(49)

Asian Indian0.1%(30)

Korean0.1%(16)

Chinese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German24.2%(7,699)

Irish13.6%(4,315)

English12.5%(3,959)

American5.8%(1,834)

Italian4.2%(1,337)

French2.8%(904)

Polish2%(646)

Dutch1.4%(449)

Scottish1.4%(443)

Norwegian1.1%(360)

Swedish0.9%(278)

British0.7%(232)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.6%(193)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(161)

Swiss0.5%(149)

Portuguese0.4%(141)

Welsh0.3%(108)

Belgian0.3%(95)

Czech0.2%(73)

Ukrainian0.2%(63)

Hungarian0.2%(59)

Russian0.2%(57)

Subsaharan African0.2%(56)

Slovak0.2%(54)

Croatian0.1%(35)

Greek0.1%(35)

Romanian0.1%(31)

Danish0.1%(27)

Iranian0.1%(25)

Slovene0.1%(18)

Nigerian0.1%(18)

Austrian0%(10)

Serbian0%(10)

Arab0%(9)

Moroccan0%(9)

Canadian0%(3)

Lithuanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.7%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.2%(5,518)

Married39.6%(5,429)

Widowed3.2%(444)

Divorced17%(2,329)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(3,604)

Married40.5%(5,254)

Widowed13.7%(1,779)

Divorced17.9%(2,327)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% 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)27%(549)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(457)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.9%(547)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(16)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,030 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper