2024 population: 364,565 ( 4,611 from 2020)
Land area: 2467.6 square miles
Population density: 147.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	290,088	79.57%	3.6%
Black:	37,637	10.32%	4.4%
Indian:	922	0.25%	7.5%
Asian:	10,401	2.85%	12.3%
2+ races:	8,408	2.31%	10.3%
Hispanic:	17,109	4.69%	18.5%

Total non-White:	74,477	20.43%	9.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,544	11.2
Deaths:	18,728	12.7
Net Migration:	-6,744	-4.6
Net Immigration:	4,362	3.0

Change in White population:	-10,866	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,255	1.7

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
369,176
300,954	81.52%
36,037	9.76%
858	0.23%
9,262	2.51%
7,622	2.06%
14,443	3.91%
68,222	18.48%

2010
379,186
319,493	84.26%
34,329	9.05%
771	0.20%
7,175	1.89%
6,449	1.70%
10,516	2.77%
59,693	15.74%

2000
366,899
322,035	87.77%
30,568	8.33%
754	0.21%
3,858	1.05%
3,762	1.03%
5,591	1.52%
44,864	12.23%

1990
358,552
326,420	91.04%
25,195	7.03%
777	0.22%
2,506	0.70%
n/a
3,654	1.02%
32,132	8.96%

1980
387,732
359,664	92.76%
21,547	5.56%
573	0.15%
2,123	0.55%
n/a
3,651	0.94%
28,068	7.24%

1970
362,791
344,437	94.94%
14,886	4.10%
229	0.06%
469	0.13%
n/a
2,442	0.67%
18,354	5.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
44,067	11.6
35,453	9.3
-25,315	-6.7
3,749	1.0

-18,539	-4.9
8,529	2.2

Number	Rate
2000's
45,947	12.5
33,703	9.2
-3,817	-1.0
2,609	0.7

-2,542	-0.7
14,829	4.0

Number	Rate
1990's
49,930	13.9
34,812	9.7
-10,453	-2.9
1,943	0.5

-4,385	-1.2
12,732	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
54,587	14.1
32,348	8.3
-50,730	-13.1
n/a

-33,244	-8.6
4,064	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,702	-2.4
n/a

15,227	4.2
9,714	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Peoria, IL Metro 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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.4
90,692	24.9%
273,873	75.1%
77,215	21.2%

167,665
2.31

101,352	60.4%
75,893	74.9%
10,265	10.1%
66,313	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
90,872	24.0%
288,314	76.0%
56,486	14.9%

151,801
2.44

100,308	66.1%
76,155	75.9%
10,944	10.9%
51,493	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
91,449	24.9%
275,450	75.1%
54,052	14.7%

143,703
2.47

98,662	68.7%
79,452	80.5%
9,548	9.7%
45,041	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
94,581	26.4%
263,971	73.6%
50,650	14.1%

136,902
2.55

97,710	71.4%
80,834	82.7%
8,785	9.0%
39,192	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
113,961	29.4%
273,771	70.6%
43,284	11.2%

138,752
2.73

104,800	75.5%
90,995	86.8%
7,121	6.8%
33,952	24.5%

2024 Housing Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,470	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,219	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,584	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,376	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,959	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,895	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,939	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,841	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,898	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,899	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,995	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	21,723	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	16,213	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,959	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,194	9.1%
$200,000 or more	14,501	8.6%

Median Household Income	71,363
Per Capita Income	40,126

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,839	4.7%
Public Assistance	4,876	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25,019	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	166,483	72.3%
Unemployed	8,871	3.9%
In Armed Forces	459	0.2%

Total Labor Force	175,813	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	54,356	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	69,904	54,172	56.3%
Non-Profit	6,623	15,943	29.3%
Self-Employed	8,510	5,864	59.2%

Local Government	5,958	8,531	41.1%
State Government	2,843	3,284	46.4%
Federal Government	1,477	1,708	46.4%

Total Private + Self	78,414	60,036	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,901	29,466	36.5%
Total	95,315	89,502	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%
Pct. Private + Self	74.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	27,980	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,314	18.5%
Professional, Technical	49,150	26.6%
Service Occupations	32,633	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	737	0.4%
All others	40,923	22.1%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	34,249	18.5%
Manufacturing	27,339	14.8%
Retail trade	19,593	10.6%
Educational services	16,669	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	12,115	6.5%
Construction	11,624	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,676	5.2%
Other services	8,864	4.8%
Finance and insurance	8,304	4.5%
Public administration	6,944	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,911	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	6,850	3.7%
Wholesale trade	3,898	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,302	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,922	1.6%
Information	2,058	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,566	0.8%
Utilities	1,450	0.8%
Management	363	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	303	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,638	2.92%
Puerto Rican	1,141	0.29%
Cuban	380	0.10%
Dominican	112	0.03%

Total Central American	857	0.22%
Costa Rican	84	0.02%
Guatemalan	183	0.05%
Honduran	320	0.08%
Nicaraguan	50	0.01%
Panamanian	71	0.02%
Salvadoran	149	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	924	0.23%
Argentinean	67	0.02%
Bolivian	10	0.00%
Chilean	10	0.00%
Colombian	184	0.05%
Ecuadorian	75	0.02%
Paraguayan	3	0.00%
Peruvian	46	0.01%
Uruguayan	323	0.08%
Venezuelan	206	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,439	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,816	0.96%
Chinese	2,193	0.55%
Filipino	1,344	0.34%
Vietnamese	774	0.19%
Korean	610	0.15%
Japanese	192	0.05%
Taiwanese	105	0.03%
Cambodian	94	0.02%
Laotian	90	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	355,245	94.7%
Spanish	7,799	2.1%
Other Indo-European	2,819	0.8%
Chinese	1,616	0.4%
Other Asian	1,522	0.4%
Arabic	1,265	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,026	0.3%
Tagalog	904	0.2%
Vietnamese	834	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	99,240	24.9%
English	50,084	12.6%
Irish	49,035	12.3%
American	20,817	5.2%
Italian	13,487	3.4%
Polish	8,060	2.0%
French	7,995	2.0%
Scottish	7,662	1.9%
European	7,295	1.8%
Swedish	7,083	1.8%
Dutch	5,333	1.3%
Norwegian	4,231	1.1%
Swiss	3,426	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,133	0.8%
African	3,010	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	389,183	97.7%
Not a citizen	9,039	2.3%

Native	382,085	95.9%
Foreign-born	16,137	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,318	1.9%	12,515	4.5%	82,373	29.9%	90,739	33.0%	54,365	19.7%	30,059	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,318	1.9%
9-12 Years	12,515	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	82,373	29.9%
Some College	90,739	33.0%
Bach. Degree	54,365	19.7%
Grad Degree	30,059	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	382,209	363,202	19,007	5.0%
1991	382,653	359,410	23,243	6.1%
1992	388,727	362,299	26,428	6.8%
1993	386,504	363,008	23,496	6.1%
1994	389,005	371,580	17,425	4.5%
1995	394,623	378,600	16,023	4.1%
1996	400,040	377,200	22,840	5.7%
1997	405,385	389,643	15,742	3.9%
1998	409,333	396,094	13,239	3.2%
1999	407,082	391,657	15,425	3.8%

2000	393,300	377,074	16,226	4.1%
2001	387,961	369,434	18,527	4.8%
2002	382,502	361,699	20,803	5.4%
2003	379,604	356,437	23,167	6.1%
2004	385,955	365,036	20,919	5.4%
2005	402,155	383,398	18,757	4.7%
2006	413,209	396,804	16,405	4.0%
2007	422,875	404,137	18,738	4.4%
2008	424,868	401,293	23,575	5.5%
2009	421,288	376,400	44,888	10.7%

2010	411,668	369,911	41,757	10.1%
2011	412,336	376,489	35,847	8.7%
2012	409,839	377,306	32,533	7.9%
2013	398,328	362,266	36,062	9.1%
2014	390,641	362,459	28,182	7.2%
2015	385,959	360,842	25,117	6.5%
2016	380,515	355,353	25,162	6.6%
2017	371,527	350,920	20,607	5.5%
2018	373,130	353,890	19,240	5.2%
2019	367,935	351,274	16,661	4.5%

2020	356,877	324,946	31,931	8.9%
2021	355,077	333,632	21,445	6.0%
2022	353,890	337,937	15,953	4.5%
2023	355,093	337,413	17,680	5.0%
2024	371,302	353,202	18,100	4.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	183,655
Median Value	$159,053

Occupied	167,665	91.3%
Vacant	15,990	8.7%

Owned	123,459	73.6%
Rented	44,206	26.4%
Median Rent	$931

Single-Family Units	149,422	81.4%
Detached	143,175	78.0%
Attached	6,247	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22,183	12.1%
Mobile Homes	3,105	1.7%

Peoria, IL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area