Pekin.
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Illinois·Tazewell County
11 tracts·28K people·$121K median·1,767/mi²
White 89 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 39 · Married couple 35 · Other 26
Health 28 · Retail 19 · Professional 17 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 11 · Manufacturing 10 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 22 · Service 21 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Pekin is $120,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Pekin has 31,781 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.9; the population is 88.8% White, 3.5% Multiracial, 3.5% Black, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Scott Altman Primary School (45%), C B Smith Elem School (27%) and Willow Elem School (25%) lead the elementary schools; Edison Junior High School (27%), Washington Intermediate School (26%) and Broadmoor Junior High School (21%) lead the middle schools; Pekin Community High School is the high school with reported scores (20%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $819/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Pekin is $60,790 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Pekin, median rent is $819/month and the median home value is $120,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Pekin reported 3.3 violent crimes and 23.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pekin are cold wave (81), strong wind (53) and tornado (53), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pekin, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).