COMPARING TWO PLACES
Normal vs East Peoria
PLACE A
Normal, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
East Peoria, Illinois
Normal is 141% larger than East Peoria. East Peoria earns more, with a median household income $7,048 higher.
NORMALEAST PEORIADIFFERENCE
Total population53,27522,088+141% vs East Peoria
Population density2,8871,068+1,819
Population growth0.5%-3.9%+4.4 pts
Median age25.042.6−17.6
Male47.8%52.0%−4.2 pts
Female52.2%48.0%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born8.1%1.6%+6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.4%91.0%−15.6 pts
Black10.8%1.3%+9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%3.8%+3.4 pts
Asian4.1%1.2%+3.0 pts
Other2.4%2.7%−0.3 pts
Median household income$64,785$71,833−$7,048
Per capita income$36,168$40,268−$4,100
Poverty rate21.4%11.8%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5140.436+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%25.2%+27.7 pts
Graduate degree19.1%8.6%+10.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%3.3%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation62.1%65.2%−3.1 pts
Median home value$213,600$163,500+$50,100
Median gross rent$965$886+$79
Owner-occupied54.8%75.7%−21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%8.6%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%55.2%−3.1 pts
Average commute16.520.8−4.4
Worked from home13.4%9.4%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work1.4%1.3%+0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%4.3%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025