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Illinois·Peoria County
35 tracts·94K people·$156K median·1,949/mi²
White 53 · Black 26 · Hispanic 8 · Asian 7 · Multiracial 6 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Married couple 33 · Other 25
Health 37 · Professional 28 · Retail 12 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Service 20 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 10 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · 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 Peoria is $156,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Peoria has 112,169 residents across 31 census tracts and 30 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 53.1% White, 25.6% Black, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Asian, 6.0% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 37.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Hickory Grove Elementary School (64%), Wilder-Waite Grade School (56%) and Ridgeview Elementary School (49%) lead the elementary schools; Reservoir Gifted School (87%), Liberty Leadership Middle School (25%) and Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch (22%) lead the middle schools; Richwoods High School (24%), Rolling Acres Middle School (16%) and Peoria High School (5%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,005/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Peoria is $59,410 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Peoria, median rent is $1,005/month and the median home value is $156,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Peoria reported 12.1 violent crimes and 38.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Peoria are cold wave (90), hail (70) and strong wind (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Peoria, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).