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Illinois · Census place 58447

Pekin city, IL

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Pekin city has 31,812 residents, ranking #60 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $58,355, the median home is worth $118,200 and median gross rent runs $792 a month.

Population
31,812Pekin city residents
Median household income
$58,355Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$118,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$792Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
66.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Pekin city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Pekin city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13% of residents and 66.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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