Language Spoken At Home in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 173,628 | 100% |
English only | 161,634 | 93.1% |
Language other than English | 11,994 | 6.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,221 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 4,544 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,855 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,555 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 869 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,142 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,200 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 753 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 297 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 186,399 | 100% |
American | 10,908 | 5.9% |
Arab | 1,182 | 0.6% |
Czech | 886 | 0.5% |
Danish | 683 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 2,756 | 1.5% |
English | 17,708 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 5,564 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 647 | 0.3% |
German | 50,697 | 27.2% |
Greek | 644 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 564 | 0.3% |
Irish | 25,943 | 13.9% |
Italian | 6,595 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 322 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,903 | 1.0% |
Polish | 4,295 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 113 | 0.1% |
Russian | 742 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,766 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 2,676 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 381 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 756 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 4,039 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 1,122 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 318 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 990 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 246 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 75,847 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 46,812 | 61.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,677 | 27.3% |
Married-couple family | 33,326 | 43.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,220 | 16.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,861 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,752 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,625 | 14.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,705 | 8.8% |
Nonfamily households | 29,035 | 38.3% |
Householder living alone | 24,252 | 32.0% |
65 years and over | 8,065 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 22,761 | 30.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,293 | 24.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 180,340 | 100% |
Householder | 75,847 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 33,489 | 18.6% |
Child | 52,891 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 7,599 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 10,514 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 4,961 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 71,240 | 100% |
Never married | 26,388 | 37.0% |
Now married, except separated | 34,854 | 48.9% |
Separated | 851 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 1,836 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 7,311 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 77,868 | 100% |
Never married | 24,433 | 31.4% |
Now married, except separated | 34,842 | 44.7% |
Separated | 1,264 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 7,449 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 9,880 | 12.7% |
Fertility in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,526 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,042 | 41.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,607 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,232 | 47.3% |
Less than 1 year | 201 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 270 | 10.4% |
3 or 4 years | 185 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 576 | 22.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,232 | 100% |
Who are female | 875 | 71.0% |
Who are married | 731 | 59.3% |
School Enrollment in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 49,770 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,450 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 2,331 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,935 | 40.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,846 | 19.8% |
College or graduate school | 14,208 | 28.5% |
Educational Attainment in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 122,398 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,796 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,860 | 7.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,849 | 29.3% |
Some college, no degree | 27,691 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 10,980 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 21,899 | 17.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,323 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.8% |
Veteran Status in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 141,211 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,003 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 183,625 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,971 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 44,807 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,940 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 113,946 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,900 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 24,872 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,131 | 32.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 183,736 | 100% |
Same house | 153,509 | 83.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 29,268 | 15.9% |
Same county | 19,256 | 10.5% |
Different county | 10,012 | 5.4% |
Same state | 6,122 | 3.3% |
Different state | 3,890 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 959 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 186,399 | 100% |
Native | 177,708 | 95.3% |
Born in United States | 176,855 | 94.9% |
State of residence | 140,638 | 75.4% |
Different state | 36,217 | 19.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 853 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 8,691 | 4.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,691 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,600 | 41.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,091 | 58.6% |
Year of Entry in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,544 | 100% |
Native | 853 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 105 | 12.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 748 | 87.7% |
Foreign born | 8,691 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 621 | 7.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,070 | 92.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Peoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,691 | 100% |
Europe | 1,081 | 12.4% |
Asia | 4,920 | 56.6% |
Africa | 280 | 3.2% |
Oceania | 20 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 2,231 | 25.7% |
Northern America | 159 | 1.8% |