Peoria Heights is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,785 people and two associated neighborhoods, Peoria Heights is the 307th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Peoria Heights is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Peoria Heights is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Peoria Heights who work in office and administrative support (14.71%), management occupations (9.06%), and food service (8.90%). Also of interest is that Peoria Heights 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: 7.43% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Peoria Heights spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.The overall education level of Peoria Heights is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.44% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Peoria Heights in 2022 was $41,851, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,404 for a family of four. However, Peoria Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Peoria Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Peoria Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Peoria Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Peoria Heights include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Peoria Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
