Peoria County, IL Demographic Data
Peoria County, IL Summary
Peoria County is located in Illinois
- Population: 187,254
- Area: 630.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 619.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 11.39 sq. miles
- Population Density: 296.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 654.20 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Peoria County, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
95,149
51%
50.8
Male
89,857
49%
49.2
Total Population
185,006
323,128,000
Peoria County, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,017
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
13,047
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,262
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12,417
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,663
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
24,513
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
24,041
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
21,967
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,823
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,214
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17,256
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,203
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,583
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
140,584
76.0%
77.2
Female
73,374
52.2%
51.3
Male
67,210
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
132,389
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
35,832
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
29,042
15.7%
15.2
Female
16,400
56.5%
55.8
Male
12,642
43.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Peoria County, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
179,337
96.9%
96.8
White
135,178
73.1%
72.6
Black or African American
33,901
18.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
618
0.3%
0.8
Asian
7,607
4.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
5,032
2.7%
1.2
Chinese
444
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
321
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
226
0.1%
0.2
Korean
303
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
198
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1,083
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,033
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,669
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
8,735
4.7%
17.8
Mexican
5,389
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
776
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,570
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
176,271
95.3%
82.2
Peoria County, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,676
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,115
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
32,742
26.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
29,747
24.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,379
9.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
23,718
19.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,223
11.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,791
9.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
111,809
90.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
37,941
30.7%
31.2
Peoria County, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
50,708
34.3%
33.7%
Now Married
67,431
45.7%
47.5
Divorced
19,289
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
1,795
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
8,457
5.7
5.8%
Peoria County, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
159,469
92.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,520
7.3%
21.6%
Spanish
5,166
3.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,654
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,813
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
887
0.5%
1.1%
Peoria County, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,522
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,954
5.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,434
10.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7,448
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,715
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
12,680
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
9,597
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,281
12.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,255
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,323
4.5%
6.4
Median household income
51,975
57,617
Per capita income
29,087
31,128
Peoria County, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
368
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,775
8.1%
9.8
Construction
3,683
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
24,844
29.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,368
6.4%
6.6
Information
1,762
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
12,248
14.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,005
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
8,274
9.9%
11.4
Public administration
2,929
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
10,388
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,608
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,682
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,468
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
33,260
39.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7,417
8.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
21,864
26.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
15,925
19.0%
18.1%
Peoria County, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
81,934
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
67,557
82.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,662
6.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,950
2.4%
5.1
Walked
2,717
3.3%
2.7
Other means
1,005
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
3,043
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.1
26.6
Peoria County, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8,685
11.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
26,128
35.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
26,138
35.7%
37.1
3 or more
12,258
16.7%
21.0
Peoria County, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
73,209
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
46,443
63.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
26,766
36.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,292
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Peoria County, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
83,501
1 room
1,922
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
2,774
3.3%
2.7
3 rooms
5,675
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
12,094
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
18,270
21.9%
19.8
6 rooms
13,966
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
10,308
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
7,730
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
10,762
12.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Peoria County, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
83,501
1-unit, detached
60,019
71.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,534
3.0%
5.9
2-units
2,653
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,817
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,151
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,488
6.6%
4.4
20 or more units
6,736
8.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,103
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Peoria County, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
19,202
23.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7,541
9.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
10,865
13.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
10,524
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
13,242
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,477
6.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
7,124
8.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,685
9.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,126
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
715
0.9%
1.4%
Peoria County, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
49,197
67.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,944
4.0%
4.7
Electricity
20,340
27.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
140
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
13
0.0%
0.1
Wood
224
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
46
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
298
0.4%
1.1
Peoria County, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
28,366
47295100.0
Less than $500
493
1.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,084
3.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,215
4.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
1,265
4.5%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,641
16.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
9,511
33.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,157
35.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
16,874
60.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,941
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,216
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,507
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,441
12.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
387
0.0%
0.0%
Peoria County, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
24,956
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
215
0.9%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
223
0.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
386
1.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,867
15.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
4,552
18.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
15,713
63.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,810
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
765
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,071
17.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,132
13.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,833
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,236
9.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,988
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,603
40.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,903
0.0%
0.0%
Peoria County, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
46,443
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,389
9.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
12,934
27.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10,170
21.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,934
17.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,835
12.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,802
8.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,168
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
211
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
130,500
205,000
