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Peoria, IL
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Living in Peoria



Peoria is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 111,021 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Peoria is the eighth largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Peoria has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Peoria is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Peoria a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Peoria spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The population of Peoria is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.50% of adults in Peoria have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Peoria in 2018 was $38,547, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,188 for a family of four. However, Peoria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Peoria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Peoria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Peoria residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Peoria include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Peoria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.