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Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois

City in Tazewell County, Illinois · ZIP 61554

  • Tazewell County
  • Within Pekin Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 14 public schools
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  • 31,266 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 13,527Households
  • $58,355Median household income
  • $118,200Median home value
  • 14Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Pekin

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Population, 2000 to 2020−6.3%
31k32k33k34k35k2000: 33,85720002010: 34,09420102020: 31,731202033,85731,731
Population of Pekin at each census
CensusPopulation
200033,857
201034,094
202031,731

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Pekin
Under $50k42.8%
$50k to $100k32.7%
$100k to $150k14.3%
$150k to $200k6.7%
$200k and over3.3%

Median household income $58,355 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Pekin
Owner occupied
9,033 units
Renter occupied
4,494 units
Vacancy rate
8.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Pekin compared with its county and state
Pekin compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePekinTazewell CountyIllinois
Population31,812130,55512,692,653
Median household income$58,355$76,704$81,702
Median age41.341.738.9
Median home value$118,200$164,500$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher18.9%28.4%37.2%
Foreign-born residents1.3%1.4%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes66.8%77.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work21.3 minutes20.9 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Pekin14
Public schools in Pekin, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Pekin Preschool Family Ed CenterPublicPre-KPekin PSD 108
C B Smith Elem SchoolPublicK–3Pekin PSD 108
Dirksen Elementary SchoolPublicK–3Pekin PSD 108
Jefferson Elem SchoolPublicK–3Pekin PSD 108
L E Starke Elem SchoolPublicK–3Pekin PSD 108
Scott Altman Primary SchoolPublicK–3Pekin PSD 108
Willow Elem SchoolPublicK–3Pekin PSD 108
Broadmoor Junior High SchoolPublic7–8Pekin PSD 108
Edison Junior High SchoolPublic7–8Pekin PSD 108
Washington Intermediate SchoolPublic4–6Pekin PSD 108
Wilson Intermediate SchoolPublic4–6Pekin PSD 108
Pekin Community High SchoolPublic9–12Pekin CSD 303
Tazewell Co Area EFE RDSCareer and technical9–12Mason/Tazewell/Woodford ROE
Schramm Education CenterSpecial educationMTazewell-Mason Cntys Sp Ed Assoc

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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