Peoria is home to 112,169 people in Illinois. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $156,200. Households here earn about 29% less than in Illinois as a whole. The median age is 35.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. 21.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 2,331 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,410, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Peoria
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$116,883 → $156,200(+34%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age32.8 → 35.5(+2.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Peoria's population equals 62% of Peoria County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 88% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 84% of the county's.
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)22%(973)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(897)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(1,365)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(217)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.9%(127)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,415 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
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
113,504
$62,579
$116,883
23.6%
47.8
2000
112,936
$66,303
$153,019
28.0%
58.9
2010
115,007
$65,977
$171,190
32.2%
69.8
2020
113,150
$62,706
$155,020
35.0%
78.5
2024
112,169
$59,410
$156,200
37.7%
79.6
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.
