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Peoria Metro

Peoria, IL · 5 counties · 363,505 residents (2025 est.) · 2,468 sq mi
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Peoria is a metro area of 365,202 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $164,527. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Renters pay $944 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,642, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% 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

  • Hispanic share1.0% → 4.3% (+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share91.0% → 79.4% (−11.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$117,105 → $164,527 (+40%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Illinois

  • 7th in household income$72,642
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree31.9%
  • 9th in home value$164,527
  • 12th in diversity score41.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
365,202
Unchangedsince 2000
from 366,899 in 2000
363,505 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
148 / sq mi
Unchangedsince 2000
from 149 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.0
+8%since 2000
from 37.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,468 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
356K363K369K376K382K19902000201020202024Peoria
2024365K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(21,338)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(24,453)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(23,522)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(23,670)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(20,966)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.3%(44,929)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(46,526)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(43,413)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.7%(46,259)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.1%(40,540)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(20,705)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(8,881)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,642
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,914 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,820
+92%since 2000
from $21,238 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.3%
+17.3 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.453
+4%since 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$164,527
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,773 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$944
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $478 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 72.7% in 2000
26.4% rent
Vacancy rate
8.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 19.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.3
−1%since 2009
from 2.3 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
24
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.8%(322,035)
Black8.3%(30,568)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(5,591)
Asian1%(3,808)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.4%(289,836)
Black9.1%(33,401)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(15,661)
Asian2.7%(9,807)
Other4.5%(16,497)
Diversity Score
42
+41%since 2009
from 30 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
50
−9%since 2020
from 54 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3%(10,968)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,081)
Cuban0.1%(359)
Uruguayan0.2%(323)
Honduran0.1%(320)
Venezuelan0.1%(206)
Guatemalan0.1%(181)
Colombian0.1%(180)
Spaniard0.1%(176)
Salvadoran0%(149)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0%(102)
Argentine0%(67)
Peruvian0%(46)
Bolivian0%(10)
Chilean0%(10)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.1%(3,809)
Chinese0.6%(2,135)
Filipino0.4%(1,342)
Vietnamese0.2%(760)
Korean0.2%(610)
Pakistani0.2%(324)
Japanese0.1%(188)
Taiwanese0.1%(105)
Cambodian0.1%(94)
Laotian0%(81)
Burmese0%(38)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(14)
Nepalese0%(13)
Hmong0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(125)
Chamorro0%(49)
Ancestry
German25.2%(91,863)
Irish12.5%(45,535)
English12.3%(44,826)
American5.1%(18,446)
Italian3.4%(12,407)
Polish2.1%(7,742)
French2%(7,398)
Scottish1.9%(6,828)
Swedish1.8%(6,461)
Dutch1.3%(4,786)
Norwegian1.1%(3,937)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss0.9%(3,379)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(2,886)
Arab0.6%(2,339)
Welsh0.6%(2,137)
Lebanese0.5%(1,625)
Danish0.3%(1,274)
British0.3%(1,099)
Czech0.3%(1,057)
Belgian0.2%(877)
Hungarian0.2%(836)
Russian0.2%(777)
Greek0.2%(731)
Croatian0.2%(726)
Lithuanian0.2%(612)
Austrian0.2%(583)
West Indian0.1%(365)
Slovak0.1%(362)
Ukrainian0.1%(361)
Canadian0.1%(355)
Armenian0.1%(350)
Romanian0.1%(342)
Portuguese0.1%(335)
Finnish0.1%(333)
Nigerian0.1%(331)
Serbian0.1%(230)
Egyptian0.1%(173)
Iranian0.1%(172)
Jamaican0%(154)
Slovene0%(138)
Moroccan0%(126)
Turkish0.1%(114)
Haitian0%(104)
Jordanian0%(97)
Ethiopian0%(64)
Iraqi0%(60)
Kenyan0%(48)
Latvian0%(47)
Ghanaian0%(43)
Syrian0%(32)
Bulgarian0%(24)
Brazilian0%(22)
Somali0%(18)
Israeli0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.9%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 20.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.8%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 84.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.4%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 6.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.8 min
+63%since 2000
from 12.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.1%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 84.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.1%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 64.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 74.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.5%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 34.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
4.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2012
from 10.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.4%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.4%
+13.8 ptssince 2017
from 75.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.9%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 88.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 94.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 2.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.2%(49,390)
Married51.8%(74,704)
Widowed3.2%(4,592)
Divorced10.8%(15,565)
Women 15+
Never married29%(44,025)
Married48.6%(73,685)
Widowed9.9%(14,994)
Divorced12.5%(18,934)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.4%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 61.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.4%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 36.4% 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)20.1%(3,641)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(4,099)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(6,141)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(832)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(338)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,127 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
1990358,552$71,001$117,10516.6%19.5
2000366,899$78,174$159,89220.8%27.8
2010379,186$76,193$177,90125.5%35.0
2020368,782$74,510$166,75929.0%44.9
2024365,202$72,642$164,52731.9%41.6

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

PeoriaCENTRAL110,920Pekin31,277East Peoria22,088Morton17,565Washington15,902Chillicothe6,033Bartonville5,804Peoria Heights5,767Eureka5,129Creve Coeur4,816West Peoria4,187Metamora3,857Germantown Hills3,436Marquette Heights2,485Henry2,280Tremont2,243Elmwood2,030Rome1,947Roanoke1,918Minonk1,889Bellevue1,888Mackinaw1,851Lacon1,822Princeville1,713Lake Camelot1,629Dunlap1,588Delavan1,548Heritage Lake1,522North Pekin1,447Toluca1,310

The 30 most populous of 63 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

5 component counties

Peoria CountyCENTRAL178,553Tazewell CountyCENTRAL130,049Woodford CountyCENTRAL38,111Marshall County11,473Stark County5,319
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Peoria, IL?

Peoria, IL has about 365,202 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Peoria, IL?

The typical household in Peoria, IL earns about $72,642 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Peoria, IL expensive?

In Peoria, IL, the median home is worth about $164,527, and the typical rent is about $944 a month.

How educated are people in Peoria, IL?

About 31.9% of adults age 25 and over in Peoria, IL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Peoria, IL?

About 12.2% of people in Peoria, IL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Peoria, IL grown since 1990?

Yes, Peoria, IL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,650 residents, a change of about 2 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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