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West Peoria city, Peoria County, IL

4,191 Population
1.3 square miles 3,220.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±10.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Peoria County: 38.1 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,685 ±$4,592 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Peoria County: $40,155 ±$991
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,656 ±$18,022 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Peoria County: $65,108 ±$1,355
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.5% ±4.3% (338  ±172) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Peoria County: 15.7% 27,344 (±1.2% / ±2,102)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.5 minutes ±1.3 (28,845  ±5,233) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Peoria County: 19.2 1,373,365 (±0.5 / ±41,715)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,855 ±157 Number of households
  • Peoria County: 77,755 ±629
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (3,984  ±16) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Peoria County: 2.2 174,469 (±0 / ±152)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3% ±3.4% (26  ±30) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Peoria County: 5.7% † 2,319 (±1% / ±394)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,058 ±208 Number of housing units
  • Peoria County: 84,930 ±84
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$93,000 ±$7,380 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Peoria County: $158,500 ±$2,588
  • about one-third of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5% ±3.3% (208  ±135.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Peoria County: 12.3% 21,779 (±1% / ±1,722.8)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.4% ±12.7% (2,941  ±430.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Peoria County: 93.4% 112,966 (±1.9% / ±2,281.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.2% ±6.2% (731  ±199.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Peoria County: 34.9% 42,162 (±1.1% / ±1,342)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.7% ±1.7% (72  ±72) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Peoria County: 7.1% 12,815
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.8% ±3.1% (225  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Peoria County: 5.9% 8,047 (±0.5% / ±644)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
225 Total veterans ±103 200 Male ±104 25 Female ±28

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