Illinois · Census place 59000
Peoria city, IL
Quick answer
Peoria city has 112,126 residents, ranking #8 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $58,716, the median home is worth $149,500 and median gross rent runs $951 a month.
- Population
- 112,126Peoria city residents
- Median household income
- $58,716Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $149,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $951Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Peoria city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Peoria city median would spend about 19.4% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20% of residents and 58.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Rockford city 147,649
- Elgin city 114,106
- Springfield city 113,714
- Waukegan city 88,919
- Champaign city 88,822
- Cicero town 83,223
- Bloomington city 78,703
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