Peoria, IL Profile

Peoria, IL, population 112,685, is located in Illinois's Peoria county, about 61.8 miles from Springfield and 97.3 miles from Joliet.

Through the 90's Peoria's population has declined by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Peoria has stayed about the same.

Peoria's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Illinois's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Peoria tend to be about the same as Illinois's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	69%
	African American	25%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	4%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	33.80
	Males	31.80
	Females	35.60

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	15.00%	Under 20:	14.00%
20 to 40	14.00%	20 to 40:	15.00%
40 to 60	11.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	11.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	112,936	N/A
2001	112,547	-0.34%
2002	112,727	0.16%
2003	112,427	-0.27%
2004	112,508	0.07%
2005	112,685	0.16%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$36,397

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	788
2002	721
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murder, Man-Slaughter	14	9	7	14	14	17
Forcible Rape	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robbery	345	380	285	343	380	386
Aggravated Assault	536	437	363	523	528	554

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,419
2002	7,236
2003	6,681
2004	6,107
2005	6,601
2006	5,779

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Burglary	1,840	1,841	1,850	1,760	1,839	1590
Larceny, Theft	5,649	5,590	4,989	4,508	4,848	4395
Motor Vehicle Theft	932	860	720	660	783	562
Arson	105	85	83	100	68	50

Location

Elevation	600 feet above sea level
Land Area	40.9 Square Miles
Water Area	2.2 Square Miles