Peoria County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 125,49069.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 31,74217.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,9074.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,6144.2%Asian alone
  • 6,3933.5%Two or more races
  • 3990.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1950.1%Some other race alone
  • 100.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $183,370

Here:	$183,370
State:	$266,086

Townhouses or other attached units: $208,339

Here:	$208,339
State:	$247,630

In 2-unit structures: $188,198

Here:	$188,198
State:	$268,780

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $130,513

Here:	$130,513
State:	$306,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,581

Here:	$178,581
State:	$303,902

Mobile homes: $34,244

Here:	$34,244
State:	$59,325

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,406 (2.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,595 (2.3%)

Area name: Peoria, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Peoria County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.

Cities in this county include: Peoria, Peoria Heights, Bartonville, Chillicothe, West Peoria, Elmwood, Bellevue, Rome, Lake Camelot, Princeville.

2018 air pollution in Peoria County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bergen County, New Jersey , Hunterdon County, New Jersey , Middlesex County, New Jersey , Centre County, Pennsylvania , Livingston County .

Current college students: 12,443
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,975 (45.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,2962010 or later
• 2,9092000 to 2009
• 1,5151990 to 1999
• 9501980 to 1989
• 8961970 to 1979
• 1,297Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 61,143
• One, attached: 2,117
• Two: 2,464
• 3 or 4: 2,500
• 5 to 9: 4,348
• 10 to 19: 3,580
• 20 to 49: 2,541
• 50 or more: 3,695
• Mobile homes: 1,239

Housing units in Peoria County with a mortgage: 31,887 (271 second mortgage, 2,719 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,929

Religion statistics for Peoria County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Peoria County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to October 05, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1800: October 03, 2008, FEMA Id: 1800, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3161: January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 23, 1985 to April 05, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-735: March 29, 1985, FEMA Id: 735, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: December 13, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-674: December 13, 1982, FEMA Id: 674, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.20% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($56,968 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.49% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($33,415 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($23,553 average AGI)

Peoria County:	1.71%
Illinois average:	1.87%

from Tazewell County, IL	1.36% ($47,861 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.28% ($51,745)
from Woodford County, IL	0.22% ($61,162)
from Fulton County, IL	0.20% ($41,362)
from McLean County, IL	0.18% ($46,969)
from Knox County, IL	0.14% ($38,048)
from Marshall County, IL	0.10% ($39,307)

6.53% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($68,496 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($443 average AGI)

Peoria County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.06%

3.51% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($27,939 average AGI)
2.99% relocated to other states ($40,113 average AGI)

Peoria County:	2.99%
Illinois average:	2.67%

to Tazewell County, IL	1.53% ($49,964 average AGI)
to Woodford County, IL	0.30% ($62,538)
to Cook County, IL	0.29% ($53,310)
to McLean County, IL	0.20% ($50,128)
to Fulton County, IL	0.13% ($33,792)
to Knox County, IL	0.10% ($49,697)
to Marshall County, IL	0.10% ($46,932)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Peoria County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 37,180 (12,677 living alone), Female householders: 36,486 (13,228 living alone)

• 30,481 spouses (30,131 opposite-sex spouses), 4,711 unmarried partners, (4,397 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 50,442 children (46,577 natural, 1,921 adopted, 1,944 stepchildren), 4,573 grandchildren, 1,044 brothers or sisters, 2,254 parents, 330 foster children, 1,727 other relatives, 4,649 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,302

Size of family households: 20,614 2-persons, 9,563 3-persons, 6,035 4-persons, 4,084 5-persons, 946 6-persons, 1,455 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,905 1-person, 4,798 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 71 5-persons.

22,812 married couples with children.
14,891 single-parent households (3,492 men, 11,399 women).

91.8% of residents of Peoria speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,248,265,000 ($6,843 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $158,154,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $454,205,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $237,128,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,416,000
Federal grants: $251,364,000
Federal procurement contracts: $144,810,000 ($109,002,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $149,342,000 ($38,535,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,391,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $73,506,000
Federal Government insurance: $89,981,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 25.69 millions of gallons per day (71% from ground, 29% from surface)

• Year house built in Peoria County, Illinois
• 1,2322014 or later
• 1,5902010 to 2013
• 6,8932000 to 2009
• 5,8951990 to 1999
• 4,2981980 to 1989
• 15,8241970 to 1979
• 10,3951960 to 1969
• 9,8031950 to 1959
• 6,6031940 to 1949
• 21,0941939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Peoria County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Peoria County, Illinois
• 811 room
• 62 rooms
• 8053 rooms
• 4,4954 rooms
• 8,7325 rooms
• 11,2766 rooms
• 7,5857 rooms
• 6,2168 rooms
• 10,6209+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peoria County, Illinois
• 1,7141 room
• 7832 rooms
• 5,2673 rooms
• 6,5414 rooms
• 4,9045 rooms
• 2,5096 rooms
• 8847 rooms
• 6348 rooms
• 6149+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Peoria County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Peoria County, Illinois
• 96no bedroom
• 1,1121 bedroom
• 11,2072 bedrooms
• 23,3923 bedrooms
• 10,0544 bedrooms
• 3,9555+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peoria County, Illinois
• 1,792no bedroom
• 6,3701 bedroom
• 10,3302 bedrooms
• 4,0903 bedrooms
• 1,1114 bedrooms
• 1575+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Peoria County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Peoria County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,353no vehicle
• 15,0121 vehicle
• 20,7602 vehicles
• 8,7803 vehicles
• 3,0254 vehicles
• 8865+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Peoria County in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,525no vehicle
• 11,3511 vehicle
• 5,1762 vehicles
• 5703 vehicles
• 1334 vehicles
• 955+ vehicles

86.8% of Peoria County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 134,934
• Other state: 35,024
• Northeast: 2,877
• Midwest: 14,936
• South: 12,848
• West: 4,363

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,616
• Number of aged recipients: 205
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,411
• Number of recipients under 18: 966
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,134
• Number of recipients older than 64: 516
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,296
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,231

Peoria County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"