2022 population: 178,383 ( 8,111 from 2010 , 3,450 from 2020)
Land area: 618.7 square miles
Population density: 288.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	121,093	67.88%	10.7%
Black:	33,680	18.88%	2.9%
Indian:	458	0.26%	22.8%
Asian:	7,701	4.32%	31.0%
2+ races:	5,333	2.99%	18.9%
Hispanic:	10,118	5.67%	42.5%

Total non-White:	57,290	32.12%	12.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,942	13.6
Deaths:	4,560	12.5
Net Migration:	-4,526	-12.4
Net Immigration:	705	1.9

Change in White population:	-14,527	-7.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,416	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
186,494
135,620	72.72%
32,720	17.54%
373	0.20%
5,878	3.15%
4,487	2.41%
7,102	3.81%
50,874	27.28%

2000
183,433
143,932	78.47%
29,320	15.98%
365	0.20%
3,049	1.66%
2,652	1.45%
3,827	2.09%
39,501	21.53%

1990
182,827
152,970	83.67%
24,937	13.64%
342	0.19%
2,070	1.13%
n/a
2,508	1.37%
29,857	16.33%

1980
200,466
174,502	87.05%
21,180	10.57%
256	0.13%
1,677	0.84%
n/a
2,725	1.36%
25,964	12.95%

1970
195,318
178,009	91.14%
14,723	7.54%
122	0.06%
364	0.19%
n/a
1,829	0.94%
17,309	8.86%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
24,609	13.4
16,209	8.8
-7,162	-3.9
2,248	1.2

-8,312	-4.5
11,373	6.2

Number	Rate
1990's
27,289	14.9
17,453	9.5
-13,690	-7.5
1,663	0.9

-9,038	-4.9
9,644	5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
29,189	14.6
17,490	8.7
-28,483	-14.2
n/a

-21,532	-10.7
3,893	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-11,864	-6.1
n/a

-3,507	-1.8
8,655	4.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Peoria County, IL

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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
38.1
42,973	24.1%
135,410	75.9%
32,044	18.0%

76,414
2.31

43,823	57.3%
30,891	70.5%
5,544	12.7%
32,591	42.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
44,893	24.1%
141,601	75.9%
25,963	13.9%

75,793
2.39

47,248	62.3%
33,434	70.8%
6,648	14.1%
28,545	37.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
46,044	25.1%
137,389	74.9%
25,911	14.1%

72,739
2.43

47,252	65.0%
35,723	75.6%
6,225	13.2%
25,487	35.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
47,424	25.9%
135,403	74.1%
25,922	14.2%

70,826
2.49

48,077	67.9%
37,695	78.4%
5,663	11.8%
22,749	32.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
56,799	28.3%
143,667	71.7%
23,588	11.8%

73,428
2.65

52,896	72.0%
44,593	84.3%
4,493	8.5%
20,532	28.0%

2022 Housing Data for Peoria County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,235	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,979	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,098	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,249	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,199	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,820	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,139	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,884	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,982	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,787	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,886	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,016	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,495	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,770	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,621	7.4%
$200,000 or more	6,254	8.2%

Median Household Income	63,409
Per Capita Income	38,581

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,430	4.5%
Public Assistance	2,190	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,796	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	73,775	70.4%
Unemployed	5,153	4.9%
In Armed Forces	174	0.2%

Total Labor Force	79,102	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	25,745	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,618	25,245	54.8%
Non-Profit	3,318	8,290	28.6%
Self-Employed	3,217	2,350	57.8%

Local Government	2,517	2,901	46.5%
State Government	909	1,276	41.6%
Federal Government	572	569	50.1%

Total Private + Self	33,835	27,595	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,316	13,036	35.9%
Total	41,151	40,631	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,581	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,626	19.1%
Professional, Technical	23,673	28.9%
Service Occupations	15,557	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	420	0.5%
All others	15,478	18.9%

White Collar		62.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,680	20.4%
Manufacturing	11,752	14.3%
Retail trade	8,054	9.8%
Educational services	7,682	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	6,309	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,347	5.3%
Other services	3,804	4.6%
Construction	3,778	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,752	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,378	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	2,971	3.6%
Public administration	2,357	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,612	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,535	1.9%
Information	1,174	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	886	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	814	1.0%
Utilities	573	0.7%
Management	334	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	123	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,257	3.45%
Puerto Rican	806	0.44%
Cuban	77	0.04%
Dominican	8	0.00%

Total Central American	937	0.52%
Costa Rican	128	0.07%
Guatemalan	285	0.16%
Honduran	366	0.20%
Nicaraguan	7	0.00%
Panamanian	1	0.00%
Salvadoran	150	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	364	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	9	0.00%
Chilean	7	0.00%
Colombian	78	0.04%
Ecuadorian	75	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	185	0.10%
Venezuelan	10	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,090	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,705	2.04%
Chinese	1,443	0.80%
Filipino	786	0.43%
Vietnamese	754	0.42%
Korean	379	0.21%
Japanese	249	0.14%
Taiwanese	103	0.06%
Mongolian	18	0.01%
Thai	6	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	154,572	91.4%
Spanish	5,255	3.1%
Other Indo-European	2,309	1.4%
Other Asian	1,495	0.9%
Chinese	1,302	0.8%
Arabic	1,060	0.6%
Vietnamese	737	0.4%
Other	636	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	531	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	36,953	20.4%
Irish	21,317	11.8%
English	18,075	10.0%
American	7,440	4.1%
Italian	6,228	3.4%
European	3,885	2.1%
Polish	3,504	1.9%
Scottish	3,110	1.7%
Swedish	3,076	1.7%
French	2,845	1.6%
African	2,300	1.3%
Dutch	2,103	1.2%
Norwegian	1,521	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,397	0.8%
Welsh	1,386	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	174,957	96.6%
Not a citizen	6,229	3.4%

Native	169,815	93.7%
Foreign-born	11,371	6.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,709	2.2%	5,995	4.9%	33,563	27.5%	38,509	31.6%	24,988	20.5%	16,080	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,709	2.2%
9-12 Years	5,995	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,563	27.5%
Some College	38,509	31.6%
Bach. Degree	24,988	20.5%
Grad Degree	16,080	13.2%
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	92,225	87,444	4,781	5.2%	6.3%
1991	92,224	86,510	5,714	6.2%	7.3%
1992	93,097	86,655	6,442	6.9%	7.9%
1993	92,541	86,791	5,750	6.2%	7.5%
1994	92,890	88,648	4,242	4.6%	5.8%
1995	93,959	90,016	3,943	4.2%	5.2%
1996	95,052	89,440	5,612	5.9%	5.3%
1997	96,636	92,685	3,951	4.1%	4.8%
1998	96,398	93,145	3,253	3.4%	4.5%
1999	95,622	91,913	3,709	3.9%	4.4%

2000	91,598	87,642	3,956	4.3%	4.4%
2001	90,217	85,717	4,500	5.0%	5.4%
2002	88,936	83,847	5,089	5.7%	6.6%
2003	88,133	82,457	5,676	6.4%	6.7%
2004	89,213	84,150	5,063	5.7%	6.2%
2005	92,643	88,137	4,506	4.9%	5.7%
2006	95,105	91,116	3,989	4.2%	4.6%
2007	97,404	92,871	4,533	4.7%	5.1%
2008	97,974	92,242	5,732	5.9%	6.5%
2009	97,422	86,594	10,828	11.1%	10.2%

2010	95,831	85,660	10,171	10.6%	10.5%
2011	96,158	87,252	8,906	9.3%	9.8%
2012	95,751	87,671	8,080	8.4%	9.0%
2013	93,391	84,411	8,980	9.6%	9.1%
2014	91,488	84,396	7,092	7.8%	7.2%
2015	90,083	83,891	6,192	6.9%	6.0%
2016	88,412	82,310	6,102	6.9%	5.9%
2017	86,297	81,234	5,063	5.9%	5.0%
2018	86,662	81,873	4,789	5.5%	4.4%
2019	85,222	81,063	4,159	4.9%	4.0%

2020	83,684	75,016	8,668	10.4%	9.5%
2021	83,035	77,033	6,002	7.2%	6.1%
2022	82,158	78,032	4,126	5.0%	4.6%
2023	82,402	77,895	4,507	5.5%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	84,963
Median Value	$150,400

Occupied	76,414	89.9%
Vacant	8,549	10.1%

Owned	50,062	65.5%
Rented	26,352	34.5%
Median Rent	$909

Single-Family Units	64,092	75.4%
Detached	61,030	71.8%
Attached	3,062	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15,292	18.0%
Mobile Homes	1,197	1.4%

Peoria County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Peoria County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Peoria County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Peoria County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Peoria County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Peoria County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Peoria County, IL