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Peoria, Illinois

City in Peoria County, Illinois · ZIP 61602, 61603, 61604

  • Peoria County
  • Within Peoria City Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 37 public schools
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  • 111,696 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 48,950Households
  • $58,716Median household income
  • $149,500Median home value
  • 37Public schools
  • 8ZIP codes

About Peoria

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Population, 2000 to 2020+0.2%
112k114k116k2000: 112,93620002010: 115,00720102020: 113,1502020112,936113,150
Population of Peoria at each census
CensusPopulation
2000112,936
2010115,007
2020113,150

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 Peoria
Under $50k44%
$50k to $100k27.6%
$100k to $150k13.1%
$150k to $200k6.3%
$200k and over8.9%

Median household income $58,716 · 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 Peoria
Owner occupied
28,491 units
Renter occupied
20,459 units
Vacancy rate
10.2%

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.

Peoria compared with its county and state
Peoria compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePeoriaPeoria CountyIllinois
Population112,126179,83112,692,653
Median household income$58,716$64,938$81,702
Median age35.838.138.9
Median home value$149,500$152,600$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher38.0%34.5%37.2%
Foreign-born residents9.8%6.9%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes58.2%67.0%66.8%
Mean commute to work17.6 minutes18.9 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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Schools

Public schools in Peoria37
Public schools in Peoria, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed CtrPublicPre-KPeoria SD 150
Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning CntrPublicK–8Peoria SD 150
Charter Oak Primary SchoolPublicK–4Peoria SD 150
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary SchoolPublicK–4Peoria SD 150
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary SchoolPublicPre-K–4Peoria SD 150
Franklin Primary SchoolPublicK–4Peoria SD 150
Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrPublicK–8Peoria SD 150
Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Dunlap CUSD 323
Hines Primary SchoolPublicK–4Peoria SD 150
Kellar Primary SchoolPublicK–4Peoria SD 150
Lincoln SchoolPublicK–8Peoria SD 150
Northmoor Primary SchoolPublicK–4Peoria SD 150
Ridgeview Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Dunlap CUSD 323
The Elise Ford Allen AcademyPublicK–8Peoria SD 150
Trewyn Primary SchoolPublicK–8Peoria SD 150
Whittier Primary SchoolPublicK–4Peoria SD 150
Wilder-Waite Grade SchoolPublicK–5Dunlap CUSD 323
Liberty Leadership Middle SchoolPublic5–8Peoria SD 150
Mark W Bills Middle SchoolPublic5–8Peoria SD 150
Pleasant Valley Intermediate SchPublic4–8Pleasant Valley SD 62
Reservoir Gifted SchoolPublic5–8Peoria SD 150
Sterling Middle SchoolPublic5–8Peoria SD 150
Von Steuben Middle SchoolPublic5–8Peoria SD 150
Diploma Degree North CampusPublic11–12Peoria SD 150
Greeley Alternative SchoolAlternative6–12Peoria ROE
Knoxville Cntr Student SuccessAlternative9–12Peoria SD 150
Knoxville Safe School ProgramAlternative9–12Peoria SD 150
Manual High SchoolPublic9–12Peoria SD 150
Peoria Educ Reg for Empl TraingCareer and technical11–12Peoria ROE
Peoria High SchoolPublic9–12Peoria SD 150
Quest Charter School AcademyCharter5–12Peoria SD 150
Richwoods High SchoolPublic9–12Peoria SD 150
Rolling Acres Middle SchoolPublic5–12Peoria SD 150
Woodruff Career & Tech CenterAlternative9–12Peoria SD 150
Day TreatmentAlternative1–12Peoria SD 150
Online Learning AcademyAlternativeK–12Peoria SD 150
Robert A Jamieson SchoolPublicPre-K–12Peoria SD 150

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.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Peoria8
Congressional and state legislative districts for Peoria
ChamberDistrictShare of Peoria
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 16 (IL-16)46%
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 17 (IL-17)54%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 7326%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 9268%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 936%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 3726%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 4668%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 476%

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Peoria’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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