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Peoria County, IL

179,630 Population
618.7 square miles 290.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,059 ±$2,526 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,196 ±$3,764 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.2% ±3.5% (28,198  ±6,110) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.2 minutes ±0.5 (1,373,365  ±41,715) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

78,950 ±1,626 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (174,441  ±385) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2% (2,272  ±822) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

84,814 ±252 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$171,000 ±$9,864 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±2.3% (18,462  ±4,121.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.5% ±4.4% (114,855  ±5,551.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.7% ±2.8% (47,032  ±3,444.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.8% (10,322  ±2,397) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±1% (8,147  ±1,346) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,147 Total veterans ±1,346 7,441 Male ±1,227 706 Female ±419

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