Pekin, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Pekin Apartments for Rent

Total population: 33,430 (Urban population: 33,242, Rural population: 188 (all nonfarm))

Pekin, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,002 (13,337 occupied: 8,969 owner occupied, 4,368 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1065 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $458 (lower quartile is $314, upper quartile is $583)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $490

Median gross rent in Pekin, IL in 2007: $598

Housing units in Pekin with a mortgage: 5,428 (504 second mortgage, 835 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,230

Pekin,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,864 (it was $76,100 in 2000)

Pekin:	$106,864
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,241 - $137,751

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $115,518
Here: $115,518
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $215,215
Here: $215,215
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $140,869
Here: $140,869
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,440
Here: $104,440
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,351
Here: $94,351
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $13,200
Here: $13,200
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,605

In family households: 26,230 (6,956 male householders, 1,853 female householders)
6,936 spouses, 9,058 children (8,096 natural, 125 adopted, 837 stepchildren), 443 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 231 other relatives, 515 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,375 (1,908 male householders (1,437 living alone)), 2,661 female householders (2,493 living alone)), 806 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,235 (2,038 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,036 2-persons, 2,075 3-persons, 1,790 4-persons, 638 5-persons, 212 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,930 1-person, 518 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

5,096 married couples with children.
2,104 single-parent households (450 men, 1,654 women).

97.4% of residents of Pekin speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 285 (0.8%)
(44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pekin, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 126 4 rooms: 1,204 5 rooms: 2,654 6 rooms: 1,898 7 rooms: 1,295 8 rooms: 1,022 9 or more rooms: 749

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pekin, Illinois:
	1 room: 84 2 rooms: 318 3 rooms: 1,170 4 rooms: 1,261 5 rooms: 831 6 rooms: 375 7 rooms: 168 8 rooms: 105 9 or more rooms: 56

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 81
1995 to 1998: 338
1990 to 1994: 247
1980 to 1989: 730
1970 to 1979: 2,608
1960 to 1969: 2,613
1950 to 1959: 3,033
1940 to 1949: 1,490
1939 or earlier: 2,862

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pekin:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 185 2 bedrooms: 2,685 3 bedrooms: 4,515 4 bedrooms: 1,310 5 or more bedrooms: 268

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pekin:
	no bedroom: 84 1 bedroom: 1,588 2 bedrooms: 1,782 3 bedrooms: 672 4 bedrooms: 223 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Pekin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 310 1 vehicle: 2,882 2 vehicles: 4,353 3 vehicles: 1,040 4 vehicles: 274 5 or more vehicles: 110

Cars and other vehicles available in Pekin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 817 1 vehicle: 2,320 2 vehicles: 951 3 vehicles: 245 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 35

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Pekin, IL:

Less than $10,000: 35
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 29
$25,000 to $29,999: 49
$30,000 to $34,999: 71
$35,000 to $39,999: 77
$40,000 to $49,999: 256
$50,000 to $59,999: 395
$60,000 to $69,999: 467
$70,000 to $79,999: 670
$80,000 to $89,999: 807
$90,000 to $99,999: 910
$100,000 to $124,999: 2196
$125,000 to $149,999: 1112
$150,000 to $174,999: 694
$175,000 to $199,999: 402
$200,000 to $249,999: 435
$250,000 to $299,999: 138
$300,000 to $399,999: 50
$400,000 to $499,999: 12
$500,000 to $749,999: 27
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Pekin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pekin:

Less than $100: 163 people
$100 to $149: 154
$150 to $199: 274
$200 to $249: 204
$250 to $299: 190
$300 to $349: 253
$350 to $399: 350
$400 to $449: 402
$450 to $499: 395
$500 to $549: 432
$550 to $599: 430
$600 to $649: 217
$650 to $699: 197
$700 to $749: 124
$750 to $799: 60
$800 to $899: 76
$900 to $999: 64
$1,000 to $1,249: 37
$1,250 to $1,499: 13
$1,500 to $1,999: 32
$2,000 or more: 54
No cash rent: 194

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 43 1990 to 1994: 72 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 15 1975 to 1979: 35 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 97

Pekin, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.8%
Number of people working at home: 237 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 842
5 to 9 minutes: 2977
10 to 14 minutes: 2709
15 to 19 minutes: 1908
20 to 24 minutes: 2326
25 to 29 minutes: 1039
30 to 34 minutes: 1755
35 to 39 minutes: 230
40 to 44 minutes: 191
45 to 59 minutes: 531
60 to 89 minutes: 307
90 or more minutes: 225

Pekin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,682 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,933 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%)
Taxi: 40 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 56 (0%)
Walked: 235 (2%)
Other means: 32 (0%)
Worked at home: 237 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1268
$10,000 to $14,999: 1110
$15,000 to $19,999: 915
$20,000 to $24,999: 925
$25,000 to $29,999: 986
$30,000 to $34,999: 994
$35,000 to $39,999: 783
$40,000 to $44,999: 832
$45,000 to $49,999: 712
$50,000 to $59,999: 1307
$60,000 to $74,999: 1455
$75,000 to $99,999: 1183
$100,000 to $124,999: 427
$125,000 to $149,999: 218
$150,000 to $199,999: 137
$200,000 or more: 126

First ancestries reported:

German: 7816

United States or American: 3443

English: 2436

Irish: 2284

Other groups: 1667

Italian: 1158

French (except Basque): 704

Scotch-Irish: 403

Scottish: 376

Dutch: 364

Swedish: 304

Norwegian: 258

Polish: 209

European: 142

Greek: 131

Welsh: 92

Czech: 71

Swiss: 64

Danish: 62

Croatian: 54

Russian: 49

French Canadian: 49

British: 47

Hungarian: 38

Scandinavian: 32

Belgian: 29

Yugoslavian: 29

Romanian: 25

Canadian: 23

Pennsylvania German: 22

Portuguese: 20

Lithuanian: 20

Celtic: 18

Slovak: 18

Lebanese: 17

Arab:: 17

Macedonian: 16

Serbian: 16

Czechoslovakian: 13

Maltese: 12

Slavic: 11

Austrian: 7

Finnish: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (24%)
Philippines (15%)
Other Eastern Europe (13%)
Germany (12%)
Italy (9%)
Canada (7%)
Romania (6%)

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

This state: 28223
Northeast: 390
Midwest: 2620
South: 1708
West: 542

56% of Pekin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 45
Nursery to 4th grade: 43
5th and 6th grade: 69
7th and 8th grade: 349
9th grade: 246
10th grade: 492
11th grade: 442
12th grade, no diploma: 292
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,106
Less than 1 year of college: 1,139
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,633
Associate degree: 527
Bachelor's degree: 1,043
Master's degree: 400
Professional school degree: 146
Doctorate degree: 50

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 599
9th grade: 365
10th grade: 466
11th grade: 347
12th grade, no diploma: 366
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,600
Less than 1 year of college: 1,171
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,584
Associate degree: 812
Bachelor's degree: 865
Master's degree: 304
Professional school degree: 225
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 22.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,170
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,482
Asian householders: $263,136
Some other race householders: $26,687
Two or more races householders: $23,715
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,595

Pekin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pekin household income for Asian householders

Pekin household income for Two or more races householders

Pekin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Pekin marital status for males

Pekin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,723
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,182
Asian householders: $157,978
Some other race householders: $133,404
Two or more races householders: $90,434
Hispanic or Latino householders: $97,174

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,612
One, attached: 226
Two: 437
3 or 4: 604
5 to 9: 875
10 to 19: 497
20 to 49: 193
50 or more: 465
Mobile homes: 93

Median worth of mobile homes: $6,436

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pekin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (35%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 258

Here:	7.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85

Here:	4.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 217

Here:	17.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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