CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Peoria

Illinois · 5,314 residents · 2.11 sq mi

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West Peoria is a city of 5,314 people in Illinois. The median age is 37.4, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $42,800. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Households here earn about 17% less than in Illinois as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,314

+12%vs 2000

vs 4,762 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(365)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(300)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(369)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(286)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(768)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(779)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(506)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(448)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(550)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.4%(445)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(146)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,767

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,148 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,685

−43%vs 2000

vs $22,247 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,800

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$384

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $491 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(4,159)

Black8.5%(405)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(66)

Asian0.9%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93%(4,944)

Black5.1%(269)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(49)

Asian1.3%(71)

Other0.6%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(74)

Puerto Rican0.8%(36)

Asian origin

Pakistani1.7%(74)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(11)

Ancestry

German22.8%(966)

Irish14.4%(611)

English8.4%(358)

Swedish4.6%(197)

Scottish4%(171)

Italian3.7%(156)

Dutch2.4%(101)

Welsh1.9%(82)

French1.4%(58)

Polish1.3%(56)

Croatian1.2%(52)

Hungarian1%(41)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.9%(40)

Swiss0.9%(39)

Armenian0.7%(28)

Russian0.6%(25)

American0.6%(24)

Subsaharan African0.5%(23)

Arab0.4%(17)

Egyptian0.4%(17)

Czech0.4%(16)

Romanian0.3%(14)

British0.3%(13)

Danish0.3%(12)

Austrian0.3%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(11)

Slovak0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.4%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 11.1 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 married37.1%(565)

Married46.7%(710)

Widowed2.2%(33)

Divorced14%(213)

Women 15+

Never married34%(653)

Married36.2%(695)

Widowed12.4%(238)

Divorced17.4%(333)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 62.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.9%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)12.4%(28)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.8%(58)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.6%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 225 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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