Census Reporter

Pekin, IL

32,846 Population
14.6 square miles 2,251.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 39.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$26,187 ±$1,451 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $32,575 ±$508
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $36,038 ±$146
$50,973 ±$2,194 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $59,397 ±$735
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $65,886 ±$283

14.9% ±2.5% (4,640  ±775) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 12.2% 47,966 (±0.5% / ±1,953)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 12.5% 1,557,873 (±0.1% / ±15,279)

22.3 minutes ±1.4 (312,345  ±23,803) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 20.6 3,645,935 (±0.3 / ±68,192)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 29.2 170,463,115 (±0.1 / ±604,223)

Families

13,559 ±436 Number of households
  • the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 163,182 ±1,168
  • Illinois: 4,846,134 ±10,459
2.3 ±0.1 (31,174  ±726) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 2.4 395,029 (±0 / ±872)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.6 12,473,394 (±0)

4.8% ±1.8% (340  ±128) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 5.4% 4,810 (±0.5% / ±417)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5.2% 156,822 (±0.1% / ±2,631)

Housing

15,067 ±473 Number of housing units
  • the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 182,992 ±406
  • Illinois: 5,360,315 ±586

$106,200 ±$3,903 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $132,000 ±$1,746
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $194,500 ±$546

14.5% ±2.3% (4,706  ±750.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 12.3% 49,365 (±0.6% / ±2,355.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 12.7% 1,607,354 (±0.1% / ±15,947.4)

Social

90% ±3.6% (20,776  ±926.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 91.7% 256,831 (±1.1% / ±3,004.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 89.2% 7,749,257 (±0.2% / ±19,777.7)
18.5% ±1.8% (4,274  ±413) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 27.7% 77,496 (±0.6% / ±1,666.8)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 34.7% 3,010,025 (±0.1% / ±11,969.9)

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

1% ±0.5% (315  ±151) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 3.3% 13,341 (±0.2% / ±722)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.1% 1,796,962 (±0.1% / ±11,086)

8.2% ±1.1% (2,086  ±279) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 7.9% 24,620 (±0.3% / ±863)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 5.8% 570,264 (±0% / ±4,385)
2,086 Total veterans ±279 1,925 Male ±264 161 Female ±82

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