2022 population: 396,466 ( 17,280 from 2010 , 5,911 from 2020)
Land area: 3333.3 square miles
Population density: 118.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	324,309	81.80%	1.5%
Black:	37,286	9.40%	8.6%
Indian:	971	0.24%	25.9%
Asian:	9,459	2.39%	31.8%
2+ races:	8,431	2.13%	30.7%
Hispanic:	16,010	4.04%	52.2%

Total non-White:	72,157	18.20%	20.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,607	11.9
Deaths:	10,880	13.5
Net Migration:	-5,474	-6.8
Net Immigration:	826	1.0

Change in White population:	4,816	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	12,464	3.3

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
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
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):

2022
Number	Percent
40.2
91,738	23.1%
304,728	76.9%
75,438	19.0%

166,063
2.35

102,141	61.5%
77,845	76.2%
9,973	9.8%
63,922	38.5%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,116	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,666	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,027	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,813	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,833	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,332	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,499	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,322	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,961	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	13,123	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,278	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,195	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	15,839	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,340	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,353	8.0%
$200,000 or more	12,366	7.4%

Median Household Income	67,959
Per Capita Income	38,097

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,264	4.4%
Public Assistance	4,301	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23,049	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	168,377	71.6%
Unemployed	9,503	4.0%
In Armed Forces	471	0.2%

Total Labor Force	178,351	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	56,964	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	71,186	55,960	56.0%
Non-Profit	6,531	15,587	29.5%
Self-Employed	8,174	5,145	61.4%

Local Government	5,629	7,816	41.9%
State Government	2,598	3,427	43.1%
Federal Government	1,256	1,208	51.0%

Total Private + Self	79,360	61,105	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,014	28,038	36.4%
Total	95,374	89,143	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	25,849	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	36,298	19.6%
Professional, Technical	48,724	26.4%
Service Occupations	32,779	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,026	0.6%
All others	41,143	22.3%

White Collar		60.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	33,126	17.9%
Manufacturing	27,309	14.8%
Retail trade	19,313	10.5%
Educational services	16,711	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	12,768	6.9%
Construction	10,959	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,811	4.8%
Other services	8,739	4.7%
Finance and insurance	8,608	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	7,439	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,214	3.9%
Public administration	6,481	3.5%
Wholesale trade	4,262	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,176	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,124	1.7%
Information	2,260	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,083	1.1%
Utilities	1,420	0.8%
Management	694	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	296	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,436	2.60%
Puerto Rican	1,434	0.36%
Cuban	128	0.03%
Dominican	19	0.00%

Total Central American	1,074	0.27%
Costa Rican	128	0.03%
Guatemalan	336	0.08%
Honduran	387	0.10%
Nicaraguan	7	0.00%
Panamanian	26	0.01%
Salvadoran	190	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	472	0.12%
Argentinean	5	0.00%
Bolivian	12	0.00%
Chilean	7	0.00%
Colombian	134	0.03%
Ecuadorian	90	0.02%
Paraguayan	5	0.00%
Peruvian	17	0.00%
Uruguayan	185	0.05%
Venezuelan	17	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,550	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,877	0.97%
Chinese	1,984	0.49%
Filipino	1,142	0.28%
Vietnamese	890	0.22%
Korean	665	0.17%
Japanese	302	0.08%
Taiwanese	103	0.03%
Cambodian	58	0.01%
Burmese	29	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	358,046	94.8%
Spanish	8,033	2.1%
Other Indo-European	2,692	0.7%
Other Asian	1,626	0.4%
Chinese	1,482	0.4%
Arabic	1,104	0.3%
Vietnamese	936	0.2%
German, other Germanic	900	0.2%
Tagalog	792	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	100,803	25.1%
Irish	48,383	12.0%
English	45,106	11.2%
American	21,209	5.3%
Italian	15,078	3.8%
European	11,627	2.9%
French	8,602	2.1%
Polish	8,029	2.0%
Swedish	7,290	1.8%
Scottish	7,035	1.8%
Dutch	5,598	1.4%
Norwegian	3,609	0.9%
Swiss	3,605	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,313	0.8%
Welsh	2,693	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	393,837	98.0%
Not a citizen	7,865	2.0%

Native	386,928	96.3%
Foreign-born	14,774	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,538	2.0%	13,991	5.1%	83,082	30.0%	92,024	33.3%	52,603	19.0%	29,523	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,538	2.0%
9-12 Years	13,991	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	83,082	30.0%
Some College	92,024	33.3%
Bach. Degree	52,603	19.0%
Grad Degree	29,523	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	397,240	377,018	20,222	5.1%
1991	397,416	372,740	24,676	6.2%
1992	403,570	375,550	28,020	6.9%
1993	401,662	376,750	24,912	6.2%
1994	403,806	385,318	18,488	4.6%
1995	409,368	392,348	17,020	4.2%
1996	414,836	390,736	24,100	5.8%
1997	419,620	402,946	16,674	4.0%
1998	423,888	409,790	14,098	3.3%
1999	421,542	405,184	16,358	3.9%

2000	411,002	393,832	17,170	4.2%
2001	405,364	385,788	19,576	4.8%
2002	399,866	377,908	21,958	5.5%
2003	396,820	372,312	24,508	6.2%
2004	403,252	381,194	22,058	5.5%
2005	419,826	400,026	19,800	4.7%
2006	431,024	413,710	17,314	4.0%
2007	440,732	421,040	19,692	4.5%
2008	442,800	418,026	24,774	5.6%
2009	439,740	392,736	47,004	10.7%

2010	429,232	385,400	43,832	10.2%
2011	429,760	392,078	37,682	8.8%
2012	426,720	392,502	34,218	8.0%
2013	414,522	376,698	37,824	9.1%
2014	406,392	376,848	29,544	7.3%
2015	401,772	375,448	26,324	6.6%
2016	396,386	370,050	26,336	6.6%
2017	387,030	365,432	21,598	5.6%
2018	388,438	368,260	20,178	5.2%
2019	383,150	365,678	17,472	4.6%

2020	371,492	338,310	33,182	8.9%
2021	369,634	347,348	22,286	6.0%
2022	368,510	351,850	16,660	4.5%
2023	369,664	351,206	18,458	5.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	183,619
Median Value	$150,265

Occupied	166,063	90.4%
Vacant	17,556	9.6%

Owned	120,197	72.4%
Rented	45,866	27.6%
Median Rent	$874

Single-Family Units	148,495	80.9%
Detached	142,496	77.6%
Attached	5,999	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22,298	12.1%
Mobile Homes	3,285	1.8%

Peoria, IL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Peoria, IL Metro Area