Peoria is a relatively large city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 111,696 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One of the benefits of Peoria is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.03 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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: 37.65% of adults in Peoria have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Peoria in 2022 was $38,466, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,864 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 African.

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