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Peoria Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 366,899
Land Area (2000): 6,398.132 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 124.109 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	555,782	75.07%
Rural, Farm	19,542	2.64%
Rural, Non-farm	164,988	22.29%

Peoria Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Peoria Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	183,682	174,804	8,878	4.83%	48
1991	183,769	172,929	10,840	5.90%	59
1992	186,616	174,260	12,357	6.62%	66
1993	185,582	174,691	10,891	5.87%	59
1994	189,831	181,288	8,543	4.50%	45
1995	189,675	181,675	8,001	4.22%	42
1996	191,831	180,542	11,290	5.89%	59
1997	194,771	186,412	8,359	4.29%	43
1998	195,906	189,065	6,841	3.49%	35
1999	194,403	186,765	7,638	3.93%	39
2000	187,200	179,179	8,021	4.28%	43
2001	185,922	176,878	9,044	4.86%	49
2002	183,217	172,839	10,378	5.66%	57
2003	181,012	170,025	10,987	6.07%	61
2004	184,406	174,181	10,225	5.54%	55
2005	192,486	183,202	9,284	4.82%	48
2006	198,860	190,697	8,163	4.10%	41
2007	203,975	194,758	9,217	4.52%	45
2008	206,764	195,361	11,403	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	180,635	170,596	10,039	5.56%	56
Feb 1990	180,210	169,779	10,431	5.79%	58
Mar 1990	180,742	171,255	9,487	5.25%	52
Apr 1990	181,396	172,442	8,954	4.94%	49
May 1990	182,757	174,885	7,872	4.31%	43
Jun 1990	187,871	179,395	8,476	4.51%	45
Jul 1990	187,228	179,259	7,969	4.26%	43
Aug 1990	186,907	177,585	9,322	4.99%	50
Sep 1990	185,091	176,625	8,466	4.57%	46
Oct 1990	184,981	176,362	8,619	4.66%	47
Nov 1990	182,774	174,516	8,258	4.52%	45
Dec 1990	183,588	174,948	8,640	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	179,729	169,525	10,204	5.68%	57
Feb 1991	178,263	167,620	10,643	5.97%	60
Mar 1991	180,273	169,316	10,957	6.08%	61
Apr 1991	183,402	173,130	10,272	5.60%	56
May 1991	183,193	173,097	10,096	5.51%	55
Jun 1991	189,203	178,196	11,007	5.82%	58
Jul 1991	187,541	177,409	10,132	5.40%	54
Aug 1991	185,759	175,143	10,616	5.71%	57
Sep 1991	183,686	173,440	10,246	5.58%	56
Oct 1991	185,503	174,322	11,181	6.03%	60
Nov 1991	184,554	172,990	11,564	6.27%	63
Dec 1991	184,116	170,955	13,161	7.15%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	186,167	171,161	15,006	8.06%	81
Feb 1992	185,585	169,935	15,650	8.43%	84
Mar 1992	183,106	168,660	14,446	7.89%	79
Apr 1992	185,143	172,881	12,262	6.62%	66
May 1992	186,704	174,570	12,134	6.50%	65
Jun 1992	191,571	178,186	13,385	6.99%	70
Jul 1992	190,927	178,459	12,468	6.53%	65
Aug 1992	188,461	176,919	11,542	6.12%	61
Sep 1992	186,741	176,267	10,474	5.61%	56
Oct 1992	185,892	176,341	9,551	5.14%	51
Nov 1992	184,681	174,414	10,267	5.56%	56
Dec 1992	184,418	173,323	11,095	6.02%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	181,162	168,085	13,077	7.22%	72
Feb 1993	181,086	167,290	13,796	7.62%	76
Mar 1993	181,161	168,677	12,484	6.89%	69
Apr 1993	183,601	172,242	11,359	6.19%	62
May 1993	185,266	174,996	10,270	5.54%	55
Jun 1993	189,599	178,616	10,983	5.79%	58
Jul 1993	189,243	179,300	9,943	5.25%	53
Aug 1993	188,369	178,492	9,877	5.24%	52
Sep 1993	187,594	175,986	11,608	6.19%	62
Oct 1993	187,140	177,563	9,577	5.12%	51
Nov 1993	186,098	177,567	8,531	4.58%	46
Dec 1993	186,660	177,474	9,186	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	185,584	174,440	11,144	6.00%	60
Feb 1994	185,571	174,398	11,173	6.02%	60
Mar 1994	186,150	176,159	9,991	5.37%	54
Apr 1994	188,575	180,189	8,386	4.45%	44
May 1994	190,354	182,346	8,008	4.21%	42
Jun 1994	192,960	183,934	9,026	4.68%	47
Jul 1994	192,135	183,466	8,669	4.51%	45
Aug 1994	192,336	184,028	8,308	4.32%	43
Sep 1994	191,184	183,712	7,472	3.91%	39
Oct 1994	192,379	184,718	7,661	3.98%	40
Nov 1994	191,976	185,718	6,258	3.26%	33
Dec 1994	188,771	182,346	6,425	3.40%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	186,992	178,316	8,676	4.64%	46
Feb 1995	186,596	177,513	9,083	4.87%	49
Mar 1995	187,123	179,047	8,076	4.32%	43
Apr 1995	188,594	180,709	7,885	4.18%	42
May 1995	188,488	181,366	7,122	3.78%	38
Jun 1995	191,457	183,582	7,875	4.11%	41
Jul 1995	190,965	183,130	7,835	4.10%	41
Aug 1995	191,207	183,167	8,040	4.20%	42
Sep 1995	190,831	183,537	7,294	3.82%	38
Oct 1995	192,159	184,596	7,563	3.94%	39
Nov 1995	190,681	183,128	7,553	3.96%	40
Dec 1995	191,010	182,004	9,006	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	190,674	177,567	13,107	6.87%	69
Feb 1996	190,526	176,869	13,657	7.17%	72
Mar 1996	191,403	178,601	12,802	6.69%	67
Apr 1996	190,045	178,504	11,541	6.07%	61
May 1996	191,577	180,019	11,558	6.03%	60
Jun 1996	193,204	181,317	11,887	6.15%	62
Jul 1996	194,149	182,226	11,923	6.14%	61
Aug 1996	191,698	180,783	10,915	5.69%	57
Sep 1996	190,737	180,989	9,748	5.11%	51
Oct 1996	192,895	183,466	9,429	4.89%	49
Nov 1996	193,356	184,272	9,084	4.70%	47
Dec 1996	191,713	181,890	9,823	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	190,056	179,212	10,844	5.71%	57
Feb 1997	189,499	178,381	11,118	5.87%	59
Mar 1997	191,489	181,600	9,889	5.16%	52
Apr 1997	191,969	183,924	8,045	4.19%	42
May 1997	194,079	187,068	7,011	3.61%	36
Jun 1997	198,122	190,482	7,640	3.86%	39
Jul 1997	198,007	190,862	7,145	3.61%	36
Aug 1997	197,889	189,956	7,933	4.01%	40
Sep 1997	194,448	186,930	7,518	3.87%	39
Oct 1997	197,313	189,673	7,640	3.87%	39
Nov 1997	197,675	190,027	7,648	3.87%	39
Dec 1997	196,707	188,834	7,873	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	193,764	184,119	9,645	4.98%	50
Feb 1998	193,139	184,193	8,946	4.63%	46
Mar 1998	194,327	186,224	8,103	4.17%	42
Apr 1998	193,891	188,358	5,533	2.85%	29
May 1998	195,425	190,070	5,355	2.74%	27
Jun 1998	199,086	192,491	6,595	3.31%	33
Jul 1998	200,312	194,453	5,859	2.92%	29
Aug 1998	198,954	192,570	6,384	3.21%	32
Sep 1998	196,670	190,119	6,551	3.33%	33
Oct 1998	195,829	189,234	6,595	3.37%	34
Nov 1998	194,991	188,629	6,362	3.26%	33
Dec 1998	194,480	188,318	6,162	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	190,791	183,167	7,624	4.00%	40
Feb 1999	191,160	183,065	8,095	4.23%	42
Mar 1999	191,816	184,892	6,924	3.61%	36
Apr 1999	192,823	186,313	6,510	3.38%	34
May 1999	193,624	187,058	6,566	3.39%	34
Jun 1999	198,428	190,475	7,953	4.01%	40
Jul 1999	199,705	189,756	9,949	4.98%	50
Aug 1999	196,265	188,407	7,858	4.00%	40
Sep 1999	193,769	186,590	7,179	3.70%	37
Oct 1999	195,190	188,179	7,011	3.59%	36
Nov 1999	195,405	187,160	8,245	4.22%	42
Dec 1999	193,861	186,116	7,745	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	186,874	177,619	9,255	4.95%	50
Feb 2000	187,528	177,740	9,788	5.22%	52
Mar 2000	188,497	179,633	8,864	4.70%	47
Apr 2000	189,057	182,041	7,016	3.71%	37
May 2000	187,309	180,118	7,191	3.84%	38
Jun 2000	188,586	180,742	7,844	4.16%	42
Jul 2000	188,402	180,171	8,231	4.37%	44
Aug 2000	188,272	180,195	8,077	4.29%	43
Sep 2000	184,563	177,361	7,202	3.90%	39
Oct 2000	185,623	178,797	6,826	3.68%	37
Nov 2000	185,886	178,002	7,884	4.24%	42
Dec 2000	185,799	177,725	8,074	4.35%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	186,486	176,677	9,809	5.26%	53
Feb 2001	185,497	175,648	9,849	5.31%	53
Mar 2001	186,336	176,477	9,859	5.29%	53
Apr 2001	185,810	177,374	8,436	4.54%	45
May 2001	185,910	177,361	8,549	4.60%	46
Jun 2001	189,123	180,509	8,614	4.55%	46
Jul 2001	186,761	178,379	8,382	4.49%	45
Aug 2001	184,897	175,597	9,300	5.03%	50
Sep 2001	185,432	177,239	8,193	4.42%	44
Oct 2001	185,438	176,774	8,664	4.67%	47
Nov 2001	184,899	175,913	8,986	4.86%	49
Dec 2001	184,475	174,585	9,890	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	181,530	170,147	11,383	6.27%	63
Feb 2002	182,587	170,738	11,849	6.49%	65
Mar 2002	183,018	171,291	11,727	6.41%	64
Apr 2002	182,558	172,691	9,867	5.40%	54
May 2002	182,885	173,539	9,346	5.11%	51
Jun 2002	186,331	175,591	10,740	5.76%	58
Jul 2002	185,110	174,650	10,460	5.65%	57
Aug 2002	184,700	174,387	10,313	5.58%	56
Sep 2002	183,033	174,076	8,957	4.89%	49
Oct 2002	183,253	173,366	9,887	5.40%	54
Nov 2002	182,071	172,401	9,670	5.31%	53
Dec 2002	181,526	171,194	10,332	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	179,597	167,327	12,270	6.83%	68
Feb 2003	180,316	167,624	12,692	7.04%	70
Mar 2003	180,292	168,520	11,772	6.53%	65
Apr 2003	179,691	169,536	10,155	5.65%	57
May 2003	179,439	169,337	10,102	5.63%	56
Jun 2003	183,165	171,555	11,610	6.34%	63
Jul 2003	181,806	170,813	10,993	6.05%	60
Aug 2003	182,703	171,149	11,554	6.32%	63
Sep 2003	181,584	171,082	10,502	5.78%	58
Oct 2003	181,500	171,479	10,021	5.52%	55
Nov 2003	181,297	171,337	9,960	5.49%	55
Dec 2003	180,751	170,540	10,211	5.65%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	180,214	168,466	11,748	6.52%	65
Feb 2004	180,764	169,124	11,640	6.44%	64
Mar 2004	182,149	170,852	11,297	6.20%	62
Apr 2004	181,396	171,828	9,568	5.27%	53
May 2004	182,756	173,311	9,445	5.17%	52
Jun 2004	186,074	175,740	10,334	5.55%	56
Jul 2004	186,936	176,800	10,136	5.42%	54
Aug 2004	186,080	175,836	10,244	5.51%	55
Sep 2004	185,606	176,451	9,155	4.93%	49
Oct 2004	187,180	177,408	9,772	5.22%	52
Nov 2004	187,101	177,473	9,628	5.15%	51
Dec 2004	186,615	176,886	9,729	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	187,434	176,732	10,702	5.71%	57
Feb 2005	187,123	175,821	11,302	6.04%	60
Mar 2005	187,764	177,829	9,935	5.29%	53
Apr 2005	189,792	180,864	8,928	4.70%	47
May 2005	190,443	181,898	8,545	4.49%	45
Jun 2005	194,739	185,379	9,360	4.81%	48
Jul 2005	194,968	185,758	9,210	4.72%	47
Aug 2005	195,237	185,808	9,429	4.83%	48
Sep 2005	195,542	186,953	8,589	4.39%	44
Oct 2005	195,868	187,768	8,100	4.14%	41
Nov 2005	194,883	186,598	8,285	4.25%	43
Dec 2005	196,042	187,015	9,027	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	194,076	184,229	9,847	5.07%	51
Feb 2006	194,815	184,874	9,941	5.10%	51
Mar 2006	195,640	186,506	9,134	4.67%	47
Apr 2006	195,521	187,441	8,080	4.13%	41
May 2006	195,792	188,572	7,220	3.69%	37
Jun 2006	200,872	192,441	8,431	4.20%	42
Jul 2006	200,487	191,889	8,598	4.29%	43
Aug 2006	201,008	192,441	8,567	4.26%	43
Sep 2006	200,865	193,743	7,122	3.55%	35
Oct 2006	202,270	195,717	6,553	3.24%	32
Nov 2006	202,727	195,918	6,809	3.36%	34
Dec 2006	202,246	194,594	7,652	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	200,538	190,834	9,704	4.84%	48
Feb 2007	199,906	190,013	9,893	4.95%	49
Mar 2007	200,432	191,973	8,459	4.22%	42
Apr 2007	201,018	192,965	8,053	4.01%	40
May 2007	202,294	194,503	7,791	3.85%	39
Jun 2007	207,661	198,256	9,405	4.53%	45
Jul 2007	206,918	197,067	9,851	4.76%	48
Aug 2007	205,482	195,565	9,917	4.83%	48
Sep 2007	205,687	196,599	9,088	4.42%	44
Oct 2007	206,708	197,820	8,888	4.30%	43
Nov 2007	206,063	196,858	9,205	4.47%	45
Dec 2007	204,988	194,639	10,349	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	203,510	191,151	12,359	6.07%	61
Feb 2008	204,049	192,612	11,437	5.61%	56
Mar 2008	205,777	195,421	10,356	5.03%	50
Apr 2008	207,248	197,890	9,358	4.52%	45
May 2008	206,825	197,009	9,816	4.75%	47
Jun 2008	209,394	197,305	12,089	5.77%	58
Jul 2008	209,316	196,821	12,495	5.97%	60
Aug 2008	207,910	194,929	12,981	6.24%	62
Sep 2008	206,846	195,112	11,734	5.67%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Peoria Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Machinery Manufacturing	26,282	14.23%
2.	Construction	18,696	10.13%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	9,754	5.28%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,132	4.95%
5.	Educational Services	8,958	4.85%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	8,284	4.49%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,950	3.76%
8.	Public Administration	6,694	3.63%
9.	Health Care	6,466	3.50%
10.	Finance and Insurance	5,450	2.95%
11.	Truck Transportation	4,808	2.60%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,646	2.52%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,454	2.41%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	4,344	2.35%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	3,168	1.72%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,166	1.71%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,124	1.69%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,714	1.47%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,568	1.39%
20.	Chemical Manufacturing	2,338	1.27%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	31,040	18.74%
2.	Educational Services	21,260	12.83%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	12,220	7.38%
4.	Finance and Insurance	11,454	6.91%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	8,512	5.14%
6.	Machinery Manufacturing	7,274	4.39%
7.	Social Assistance	6,840	4.13%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,246	3.17%
9.	Public Administration	4,736	2.86%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	4,474	2.70%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,600	2.17%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,386	2.04%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,214	1.94%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,804	1.69%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,524	1.52%
16.	Construction	2,206	1.33%
17.	U.S. Postal Service	1,810	1.09%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	1,632	0.99%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	1,432	0.86%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,426	0.86%

Peoria Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	9,536	5.16%
2.	Other Production Occupations	9,456	5.12%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	9,238	5.00%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	7,902	4.28%
5.	Other Management Occupations	7,318	3.96%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,078	3.83%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	7,012	3.80%
8.	Engineers	6,334	3.43%
9.	Computer Specialists	6,020	3.26%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,652	3.06%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	5,558	3.01%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,966	2.69%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,706	2.55%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,642	2.51%
15.	Assemblers and Fabricators	4,524	2.45%
16.	Other Construction Trades	4,132	2.24%
17.	Top Executives	3,492	1.89%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	3,302	1.79%
19.	Carpenters	3,240	1.75%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,176	1.72%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	10,598	6.40%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	10,410	6.28%
3.	Registered Nurses	8,004	4.83%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	7,808	4.71%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	6,388	3.86%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,176	3.73%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,162	3.12%
8.	Cashiers	5,108	3.08%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,082	3.07%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,744	2.86%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,708	2.84%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,624	2.79%
13.	Other Management Occupations	4,534	2.74%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,344	2.62%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	4,150	2.51%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	4,120	2.49%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	3,640	2.20%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,402	2.05%
19.	Child Care Workers	3,390	2.05%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,264	1.97%

Peoria Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	309,071	53.57%
15-35 hours	78,262	13.57%
1-14 hours	19,444	3.37%
No regular hours	170,150	29.49%

Peoria Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	10,034	2.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	8,649	2.56%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	15,965	4.72%
6 AM-6:29 AM	31,211	9.23%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	39,956	11.81%
7 AM-7:29 AM	53,010	15.67%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	58,447	17.28%
8 AM-8:29 AM	30,159	8.92%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	14,752	4.36%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	12,514	3.70%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,554	1.94%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,012	0.89%
Noon-3:59 PM	27,403	8.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM	26,604	7.86%

Peoria Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	16,974	5.02%
5-9	48,609	14.37%
10-14	59,352	17.55%
15-19	64,009	18.92%
20-24	55,996	16.55%
25-29	21,392	6.32%
30-34	34,284	10.14%
35-39	6,483	1.92%
40-44	7,282	2.15%
45-59	12,853	3.80%
60-89	6,195	1.83%
At least 90	4,841	1.43%

Peoria Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,026	0.60%	264,306	78.13%
30-44	1,116	0.33%	46,933	13.87%
45-59	464	0.14%	12,389	3.66%
At least 60	400	0.12%	10,636	3.14%

Peoria Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	550	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	33,282	9.55%
Car / truck / van, solo	290,743	83.39%
Motorcycle	212	0.06%
Other	1,583	0.45%
Public transportation	4,006	1.15%
Walked	7,894	2.26%
Worked at home	10,375	2.98%

Peoria Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 287,406 (710,308 people)
: 197,324 (591,672 people)
: 82,132
: 405,484
Peoria Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	23,360	8.06%
$10,000-$14,999	17,711	6.11%
$15,000-$19,999	18,108	6.25%
$20,000-$24,999	19,607	6.76%
$25,000-$29,999	19,976	6.89%
$30,000-$34,999	18,820	6.49%
$35,000-$39,999	17,223	5.94%
$40,000-$44,999	16,321	5.63%
$45,000-$49,999	15,618	5.39%
$50,000-$59,999	30,130	10.39%
$60,000-$74,999	34,158	11.78%
$75,000-$99,999	31,148	10.75%
$100,000-$124,999	13,693	4.72%
$125,000-$149,999	5,625	1.94%
$150,000-$199,999	4,295	1.48%
$200,000 or more	4,083	1.41%

Peoria Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	38,670	26.93%
Family, 2 people	44,829	31.22%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,386	3.75%
Family, 3 people	21,822	15.20%
Nonfamily, 3 people	792	0.55%
Family, 4 people	18,921	13.18%
Nonfamily, 4 people	311	0.22%
Family, 5 people	8,314	5.79%
Nonfamily, 5 people	112	0.08%
Family, 6 people	2,962	2.06%
Nonfamily, 6 people	37	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	1,434	1.00%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	17	0.01%

Peoria Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	229,621	28.34%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	123,195	15.21%
Public Assistance	8,999	1.11%
Retirement	58,729	7.25%
Self Employment	33,949	4.19%
Social Security	81,741	10.09%
Supplemental Security	10,278	1.27%
Wage / Salary	222,650	27.48%
Other	40,960	5.06%

Peoria Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	93,546	58.20%
With children under 18	67,179	41.80%

Peoria Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	25,304	8.99%
Married	174,034	61.84%
Never Married	74,786	26.57%
Widowed	7,292	2.59%

Peoria Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	31,397	10.25%
Married	174,033	56.84%
Never Married	66,309	21.66%
Widowed	34,444	11.25%

Peoria Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Peoria Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	26,335	4.74%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	62,396	11.22%
High school diploma or equivalent	177,816	31.98%
Some college, no degree	144,188	25.93%
Associate degree	38,633	6.95%
Bachelors degree	73,326	13.19%
Graduate or professional degree	33,293	5.99%

Peoria Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	9,537	2.60%	5,229	1.43%	14,766	4.02%
Kindergarten	9,118	2.49%	1,477	0.40%	10,595	2.89%
Grades 1-4	37,199	10.14%	5,913	1.61%	43,112	11.75%
Grades 5-8	36,501	9.95%	5,439	1.48%	41,940	11.43%
Grades 9-12	37,275	10.16%	3,968	1.08%	41,243	11.24%
Undergrad college	23,773	6.48%	12,772	3.48%	36,545	9.96%
Graduate or professional school	3,072	0.84%	2,451	0.67%	5,523	1.51%
Total	156,475	42.65%	37,249	10.15%	193,724	52.80%

Peoria Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Peoria Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	763	728
2002	657	635
2003	748	681
2004	689	739

Peoria Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Peoria Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	646,737	90.25%
Below Poverty Level	69,907	9.75%

Peoria Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,510

Peoria Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Peoria Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	49,983	13.62%
10-19 Years	52,358	14.27%
20-29 Years	46,178	12.59%
30-39 Years	50,177	13.68%
40-49 Years	55,873	15.23%
50-59 Years	43,142	11.76%
60-69 Years	29,185	7.95%
70-79 Years	24,664	6.72%
80-89 Years	12,668	3.45%
90+ Years	2,671	0.73%

Peoria Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	178,216	48.57%
Female	188,683	51.43%

Peoria Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	322,035	87.77%
African-American	30,568	8.33%
Hispanic/Latino	5,591	1.52%
Asian	3,808	1.04%
Multiracial	3,762	1.03%
Amerindian	754	0.21%
Other Race	331	0.09%
Pacific Islander	50	0.01%

Peoria Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	226,221	34.85%
2.	Irish	96,134	14.81%
3.	English	83,117	12.81%
4.	United States Or American	59,922	9.23%
5.	Italian	24,576	3.79%
6.	French Non-Basque	22,745	3.50%
7.	Swedish	17,475	2.69%
8.	Dutch	14,549	2.24%
9.	Scottish	13,670	2.11%
10.	Polish	13,193	2.03%

Peoria Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	662,199	95.70%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	12,033	1.74%
3.	German	3,975	0.57%
4.	French	3,172	0.46%
5.	Arabic	2,098	0.30%
6.	Chinese	1,494	0.22%
7.	Other Asian	890	0.13%
8.	Vietnamese	752	0.11%
9.	Hindi	498	0.07%
10.	Korean	450	0.07%

Peoria Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	724,734	97.90%
Naturalized immigrant	7,673	1.04%
Not a citizen	7,905	1.07%

Peoria Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Peoria Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Marshall County	Stark County	Woodford County
Peoria County	Tazewell County

Peoria Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Akron	Greene	Palestine
Armington	Groveland	Panola
Bartonville	Hallock	Partridge
Bay View Gardens	Hanna City	Pekin
Bell Plain	Henry	Penn
Bellevue	Hittle	Peoria
Bennington	Hollis	Peoria Heights
Benson	Hopedale	Princeville
Boynton	Hopewell	Radnor
Bradford	Jubilee	Richland
Brimfield	Kansas	Richwoods
Camp Grove	Kappa	Roanoke
Castleton	Kickapoo	Roberts
Cazenovia	Kingston Mines	Rome
Chillicothe	La Fayette	Rosefield
Cincinnati	La Prairie	Sand Prairie
Clayton	La Rose	Saratoga
Congerville	Lacon	Secor
Creve Coeur	Laura	South Pekin
Cruger	Limestone	Sparland
Deer Creek	Linn	Speer
Delavan	Little Mackinaw	Spring Bay
Dillon	Logan	Spring Lake
Dunlap	Lowpoint	Steuben
East Peoria	Mackinaw	Timber
Edelstein	Malone	Toluca
Edwards	Mapleton	Toulon
El Paso	Marquette Heights	Tremont
Elm Grove	Medina	Trivoli
Elmira	Metamora	Valley
Elmwood	Millbrook	Varna
Essex	Minier	Washburn
Eureka	Minonk	Washington
Evans	Montgomery	Wenona
Fondulac	Morton	West Jersey
Germantown Hills	Mossville	West Peoria
Glasford	North Pekin	Whitefield
Goodfield	Norwood	Worth
Goshen	Olio	Wyoming
Green Valley	Osceola

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Peoria County (183,433)	Woodford County (35,469)	Stark County (6,332)
Tazewell County (128,485)	Marshall County (13,180)

Peoria (112,936)	Radnor (1,507)	Whitefield (376)
Pekin (33,957)	Hollis (1,469)	Armington (368)
East Peoria (22,638)	Jubilee (1,423)	Bay View Gardens (366)
Washington (19,184)	Toluca (1,339)	Panola (359)
Morton (16,617)	Brimfield (1,281)	Valley (349)
Limestone (15,371)	Minier (1,244)	Little Mackinaw (346)
Peoria Heights (6,635)	Timber (1,193)	West Jersey (320)
Chillicothe (6,457)	South Pekin (1,162)	Linn (307)
Medina (6,388)	Bradford (1,149)	Malone (297)
Bartonville (6,310)	Washburn (1,147)	Bennington (293)
Creve Coeur (5,448)	Rosefield (1,133)	Hittle (290)
Eureka (4,871)	Fondulac (1,132)	Evans (279)
West Peoria (4,762)	Deer Creek (1,103)	Bell Plain (277)
Mackinaw (3,769)	Glasford (1,076)	Boynton (265)
Kickapoo (3,573)	Wenona (1,065)	Kingston Mines (259)
Groveland (3,559)	Trivoli (1,035)	Goshen (254)
Metamora (3,496)	Hanna City (1,013)	Osceola (251)
El Paso (3,232)	Richland (984)	La Fayette (227)
Tremont (3,162)	Dillon (962)	Mapleton (227)
Rome (3,113)	Hopewell (948)	Kappa (170)
Henry (2,865)	Dunlap (926)	La Rose (159)
Marquette Heights (2,794)	Olio (803)	Richwoods (6)
Cincinnati (2,692)	Sand Prairie (749)	Edwards
Roanoke (2,576)	Green Valley (728)	Edelstein
Lacon (2,492)	Cazenovia (708)	Palestine
Minonk (2,407)	Goodfield (686)	Saratoga
Elmwood (2,392)	Cruger (557)	Roberts
Logan (2,285)	Partridge (511)	Worth
Delavan (2,206)	Sparland (504)	Camp Grove
Princeville (2,146)	Millbrook (490)	Montgomery
Germantown Hills (2,111)	Penn (480)	Clayton
Spring Bay (2,084)	Norwood (473)	Greene
Spring Lake (2,011)	Congerville (466)	Castleton
Hopedale (1,921)	La Prairie (448)	Essex
Bellevue (1,887)	Akron (437)	Kansas
Wyoming (1,808)	Varna (436)	Mossville
Toulon (1,718)	Steuben (428)	Speer
Elm Grove (1,700)	Benson (408)	Lowpoint
North Pekin (1,574)	Elmira (391)	Laura
Hallock (1,532)	Secor (379)