What is the population of Peoria County, Illinois?

The population of Peoria County, Illinois is 176,438, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Peoria County, Illinois?

The median household income in Peoria County, Illinois is $65,555, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Peoria County, Illinois is $80,172, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Peoria County, Illinois is 6.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education B

Metric	Peoria County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	176,438	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	279.8	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.55%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	36.0	37.3	37.1
Households	76,935	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Peoria County

Group	Share

Peoria County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Peoria County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$65,555	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.42%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Peoria County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$80,172	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$945	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	67.0%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Peoria County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.2	23.8	22.5
Work from home	10.0%	14.0%	13.4%

Peoria County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Peoria County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.48	2.54

Peoria County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Peoria County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.8	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	17.3%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	19.6%	19.2%	19.0%