2024 population: 622,695 ( 5,966 from 2020)
Land area: 6259.6 square miles
Population density: 99.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	498,021	79.98%	3.5%
Black:	55,989	8.99%	6.5%
Indian:	1,477	0.24%	7.3%
Asian:	20,575	3.30%	12.9%
2+ races:	13,912	2.23%	10.8%
Hispanic:	32,721	5.25%	16.4%

Total non-White:	124,674	20.02%	10.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	27,134	10.8
Deaths:	30,165	12.0
Net Migration:	-11,217	-4.5
Net Immigration:	8,199	3.3

Change in White population:	-17,812	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,846	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
628,661
515,833	82.05%
52,570	8.36%
1,377	0.22%
18,221	2.90%
12,557	2.00%
28,103	4.47%
112,828	17.95%

2010
645,449
547,578	84.84%
49,814	7.72%
1,230	0.19%
14,768	2.29%
10,609	1.64%
20,747	3.21%
97,871	15.16%

2000
617,384
548,088	88.78%
43,214	7.00%
1,132	0.18%
7,240	1.17%
6,003	0.97%
11,209	1.82%
69,296	11.22%

1990
587,112
541,780	92.28%
33,259	5.66%
1,151	0.20%
4,721	0.80%
n/a
6,201	1.06%
45,332	7.72%

1980
617,526
579,499	93.84%
28,234	4.57%
745	0.12%
3,232	0.52%
n/a
5,544	0.90%
38,027	6.16%

1970
570,928
547,655	95.92%
18,045	3.16%
321	0.06%
747	0.13%
n/a
3,679	0.64%
23,273	4.08%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
71,813	11.1
56,679	8.8
-43,996	-6.8
10,121	1.6

-31,745	-4.9
14,957	2.3

Number	Rate
2000's
76,766	12.4
53,810	8.7
-3,156	-0.5
5,098	0.8

-510	-0.1
28,575	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
80,568	13.7
55,884	9.5
-2,742	-0.5
2,936	0.5

6,308	1.1
23,964	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
85,700	13.9
52,058	8.4
-63,124	-10.2
n/a

-37,719	-6.1
7,305	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,124	-0.2
n/a

31,844	5.6
14,754	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.8
139,860	22.5%
482,835	77.5%
110,714	17.8%

257,407
2.35

156,846	60.9%
120,498	76.8%
15,357	9.8%
100,561	39.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
150,301	23.3%
495,148	76.7%
90,534	14.0%

254,642
2.43

165,711	65.1%
127,534	77.0%
17,163	10.4%
88,931	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
150,404	24.4%
466,980	75.6%
85,529	13.9%

238,590
2.46

161,097	67.5%
130,840	81.2%
14,768	9.2%
77,493	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
149,450	25.5%
437,662	74.5%
81,297	13.8%

221,057
2.54

155,343	70.3%
129,715	83.5%
12,910	8.3%
65,714	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
174,725	28.3%
442,801	71.7%
70,695	11.4%

220,064
2.70

163,204	74.2%
142,298	87.2%
10,406	6.4%
56,860	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,748	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,489	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,172	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,230	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	11,328	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,801	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,151	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,534	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	10,032	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	18,971	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	24,425	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,663	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	25,389	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	17,819	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	21,429	8.3%
$200,000 or more	20,226	7.9%

Median Household Income	69,799
Per Capita Income	38,398

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,326	4.0%
Public Assistance	5,810	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33,251	12.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	269,108	71.6%
Unemployed	13,137	3.5%
In Armed Forces	542	0.1%

Total Labor Force	282,787	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	93,124	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	112,915	91,233	55.3%
Non-Profit	10,191	22,202	31.5%
Self-Employed	12,637	8,011	61.2%

Local Government	8,877	12,555	41.4%
State Government	5,989	7,039	46.0%
Federal Government	2,026	1,769	53.4%

Total Private + Self	125,552	99,244	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27,083	43,565	38.3%
Total	152,635	142,809	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	45,326	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	59,981	20.3%
Professional, Technical	75,775	25.6%
Service Occupations	51,440	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,854	0.6%
All others	63,304	21.4%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	48,031	16.2%
Manufacturing	36,545	12.4%
Retail trade	31,533	10.7%
Educational services	30,097	10.2%
Finance and insurance	24,585	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	20,300	6.9%
Construction	15,969	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	14,169	4.8%
Other services	13,545	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	11,685	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,788	3.6%
Public administration	10,698	3.6%
Wholesale trade	6,505	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,928	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,097	1.7%
Information	3,513	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,281	1.1%
Utilities	2,287	0.8%
Management	858	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	412	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18,616	2.97%
Puerto Rican	2,252	0.36%
Cuban	371	0.06%
Dominican	71	0.01%

Total Central American	1,671	0.27%
Costa Rican	185	0.03%
Guatemalan	558	0.09%
Honduran	482	0.08%
Nicaraguan	11	0.00%
Panamanian	60	0.01%
Salvadoran	375	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,152	0.18%
Argentinean	29	0.00%
Bolivian	87	0.01%
Chilean	27	0.00%
Colombian	331	0.05%
Ecuadorian	103	0.02%
Paraguayan	20	0.00%
Peruvian	132	0.02%
Uruguayan	185	0.03%
Venezuelan	238	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,441	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	8,924	1.42%
Chinese	3,257	0.52%
Filipino	1,945	0.31%
Vietnamese	1,243	0.20%
Korean	1,052	0.17%
Japanese	583	0.09%
Burmese	337	0.05%
Taiwanese	142	0.02%
Cambodian	68	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	555,873	94.0%
Spanish	14,200	2.4%
Other Indo-European	4,914	0.8%
Other Asian	4,676	0.8%
Chinese	2,142	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,622	0.3%
Arabic	1,418	0.2%
German, other Germanic	1,353	0.2%
Vietnamese	1,231	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	163,137	26.0%
Irish	83,309	13.3%
English	70,595	11.3%
American	31,584	5.0%
Italian	23,747	3.8%
Polish	15,373	2.5%
European	15,004	2.4%
French	12,270	2.0%
Swedish	11,485	1.8%
Scottish	10,464	1.7%
Dutch	7,947	1.3%
Norwegian	6,672	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	5,147	0.8%
Swiss	4,684	0.7%
Welsh	3,987	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	612,604	97.6%
Not a citizen	14,855	2.4%

Native	600,091	95.6%
Foreign-born	27,368	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,972	1.9%	19,374	4.6%	122,669	29.1%	133,054	31.6%	89,590	21.3%	48,332	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,972	1.9%
9-12 Years	19,374	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	122,669	29.1%
Some College	133,054	31.6%
Bach. Degree	89,590	21.3%
Grad Degree	48,332	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	302,860	288,949	13,911	4.6%
1991	305,105	288,085	17,020	5.6%
1992	310,386	291,272	19,114	6.2%
1993	309,575	292,440	17,135	5.5%
1994	311,939	299,182	12,757	4.1%
1995	315,023	303,067	11,956	3.8%
1996	319,043	303,034	16,009	5.0%
1997	324,411	312,954	11,457	3.5%
1998	331,629	321,671	9,958	3.0%
1999	335,100	323,826	11,274	3.4%

2000	321,907	309,288	12,619	3.9%
2001	319,116	304,998	14,118	4.4%
2002	316,452	300,567	15,885	5.0%
2003	313,530	295,868	17,662	5.6%
2004	316,358	299,855	16,503	5.2%
2005	326,907	311,899	15,008	4.6%
2006	333,747	320,709	13,038	3.9%
2007	340,760	325,938	14,822	4.3%
2008	341,784	322,897	18,887	5.5%
2009	341,190	307,642	33,548	9.8%

2010	340,549	308,559	31,990	9.4%
2011	339,853	312,002	27,851	8.2%
2012	336,104	310,542	25,562	7.6%
2013	327,389	299,949	27,440	8.4%
2014	321,486	299,770	21,716	6.8%
2015	319,245	300,115	19,130	6.0%
2016	315,784	296,461	19,323	6.1%
2017	309,075	293,308	15,767	5.1%
2018	309,527	294,523	15,004	4.8%
2019	305,786	292,762	13,024	4.3%

2020	295,616	271,474	24,142	8.2%
2021	295,288	278,848	16,440	5.6%
2022	297,489	284,991	12,498	4.2%
2023	300,546	286,687	13,859	4.6%
2024	315,995	301,680	14,315	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	284,067
Median Value	$158,708

Occupied	257,407	90.6%
Vacant	26,660	9.4%

Owned	181,941	70.7%
Rented	75,466	29.3%
Median Rent	$886

Single-Family Units	219,158	77.2%
Detached	208,953	73.6%
Attached	10,205	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	41,414	14.6%
Mobile Homes	7,261	2.6%

Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Peoria-Bloomington, IL Market Area