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Washington, IL

15,946 Population
8.6 square miles 1,865 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 40 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,060 ±$2,907 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $40,014 ±$699
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$91,360 ±$7,421 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $70,872 ±$1,112
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

4.8% ±2.5% (751  ±400) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 12% 42,918 (±0.7% / ±2,367)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

20.2 minutes ±1.1 (131,930  ±12,148) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 20.6 3,111,395 (±0.3 / ±63,713)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

6,108 ±285 Number of households
  • the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 152,843 ±982
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.6 ±0.1 (15,826  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 2.3 356,665 (±0 / ±106)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

1.4% ±1.3% (51  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 5% † 3,974 (±0.6% / ±513)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

6,322 ±305 Number of housing units
  • the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 167,809 ±220
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$216,700 ±$11,496 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $160,500 ±$2,499
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

8.2% ±2.5% (1,294  ±393.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 10.9% 39,593 (±0.6% / ±2,170.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

98.3% ±5.4% (10,190  ±686.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 93.6% 235,204 (±1.3% / ±3,288.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
43.8% ±3.9% (4,542  ±439.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 31.6% 79,463 (±0.8% / ±1,910.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% ±0.9% (220  ±143) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 4.1% 15,106
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

7.8% ±1.7% (868  ±192) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 6.6% 18,567 (±0.3% / ±790)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
868 Total veterans ±192 817 Male ±191 51 Female ±49

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