State
County
Land Area
176.0 sq mi
Density
1,041.9/sq mi
2020 Growth Rate
2.06%
Growth Since 2010
19.01%
Rank in State
Rank in Country
Peoria is a city located in Arizona. With a 2020 population of 183,357, it is the 9th largest city in Arizona and the 141st largest city in the United States. Peoria is currently growing at a rate of 2.06% annually and its population has increased by 19.01% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 154,065 in 2010. Peoria reached it's highest population of 183,357 in 2021. Spanning over 179 miles, Peoria has a population density of 1,042 people per square mile.
The average household income in Peoria is $92,916 with a poverty rate of 7.50%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,255 per month, and the median house value is $264,500. The median age in Peoria is 39.8 years, 38.3 years for males, and 41.3 years for females. For every 100 females there are 91.8 males.
Located mostly in Maricopa Arizona, Peoria is a major Phoenix suburb located about 14 miles northwest of the city. Peoria, a name which is a corrupted version of an Illini word for "prairie fire," is the 9th largest city in Arizona in terms of population and the 8th largest in Metro Phoenix. Maricopa County is Arizona's population center with 61% of the state's population.
Peoria is less diverse than Metro Phoenix as a whole as Arizona has the 3rd highest number of American Indians of any state at more than 10% of the U.S. American Indian population. Phoenix borders an American Indian reservation. The American Indian population of Peoria is just 0.7%, however.
In the Phoenix Metro area, the most common ancestry groups include Mexican, German, English, and Irish. Almost 12% of people in Peoria claim Irish ancestry. The largest Asian-American subgroup in Peoria is Filipino Americans.
About 8.7% of Peoria's residents were born outside of the U.S. The city has a notable gender disparity: for every 100 females over the age of 18, there are only 88 males.
Arizona's population has been surging in recent year. In 2019, it was ranked as the 4th fastest growing state in the U.S. Maricopa County, which includes most of Peoria, is believed to have hit 4 million people in 2016. The growth of Metro Phoenix has averaged over 40% per decade between 1950 and 2000 but its growth slowed to 20% between 2000 and 2010 due to water restraints and other resources. It's predicted that the Metro Phoenix area will reach 6-7 million within 20 years, up from 4.6 million in 2019. Peoria is certain to enjoy some of this growth.
The history of Peoria as a city dates back to 1886. William John Murphy, who worked on the major Arizona Canal project, recruited settlers to create a community in Arizona. Many of the first settlers were from Peoria, Illinois. After a year, a new road called Grand Avenue was laid out to connect the new town sites of Peoria, Glendale, and Alhambra and it became the primary route from Phoenix to Vulture Mine, a gold mine and major settlement in Maricopa County. The town was incorporated as Peoria in 1887.
Within 10 years, a spur line of the Santa, Prescott, and Phoenix Railroad was installed to connect Peoria to Phoenix as well as Hesperia, Alhambra, Glendale, and Marinette. This helped the new town grow steadily. Eventually, the Luke Air Force Base and a growing economy -- as well as mass-produced air conditioning -- allowed Peoria to grow faster than ever. Peoria became a major suburb of Phoenix after WWII thaks to a construction boom.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Peoria was:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 140,541 | 83.56% |
Two or More Races | 7,168 | 4.26% |
Asian | 7,067 | 4.20% |
Some Other Race | 6,564 | 3.90% |
Black or African American | 5,144 | 3.06% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 1,249 | 0.74% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 463 | 0.28% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 59,659 | 2.8 | 74.2 |
Married | 33,423 | 3.37 | 86.1 |
Non Family | 16,729 | 1.25 | 58.8 |
Female | 6,659 | 3.53 | 60.3 |
Male | 2,848 | 3.44 | 57.3 |
3.31
Average Family Size
2.8
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 2,850 | 2.48% |
9th to 12th Grade | 5,629 | 4.90% |
High School Graduate | 27,207 | 23.68% |
Some College | 30,022 | 26.13% |
Associates Degree | 11,465 | 9.98% |
Bachelors Degree | 25,035 | 21.79% |
Graduate Degree | 12,698 | 11.05% |
Name | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 84,938 | 80,609 | 29,130 |
Hispanic | 18,898 | 15,698 | 3,609 |
Asian | 4,919 | 4,460 | 2,888 |
Other Race | 4,030 | 3,249 | 626 |
Black | 3,162 | 2,962 | 1,018 |
Multiple Races | 2,836 | 2,572 | 1,067 |
Native American | 891 | 764 | 227 |
Islander | 331 | 287 | 119 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 94.90%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 58.71%.
$44,785
Average Earnings
$51,817
Average Male
$39,483
Average Female
85.04% of Peoria residents speak only English, while 14.96% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 8.63% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 115,049 | 7,501 | 6.52% |
Hispanic | 33,753 | 3,211 | 9.51% |
Asian | 7,060 | 808 | 11.44% |
Multiple | 6,979 | 781 | 11.19% |
Other | 6,562 | 689 | 10.50% |
Black | 5,057 | 454 | 8.98% |
Native | 1,233 | 114 | 9.25% |
Islander | 463 | 32 | 6.91% |
7.50%
Overall Poverty Rate
6.95%
Male Poverty Rate
8.00%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Peoria is Asian, with 11.44% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Peoria is White, with 6.52% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.38%. Among those working part-time, it was 8.55%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 13.64%.
53.6%
Overall Marriage Rate
56.5%
Male Marriage Rate
51.0%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 10,883 | 9.98% |
Hispanic | 1,172 | 5.08% |
Black | 404 | 10.97% |
Other | 208 | 4.30% |
Asian | 193 | 3.59% |
2 or More | 175 | 4.83% |
Indian | 46 | 4.30% |
Hawaiian | 18 | 5.25% |
4.15%
Veteran Poverty Rate
28.86%
Veteran Disability Rate
63.4%
Labor Force Participation
60%
Employment Rate
5.1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
90.87%
Native Born
9.13%
Foreign Born
3.98%
Non Citizen
5.15%
Naturalized
90.87% of Peoria residents were born in the United States, with 38.67% having been born in Arizona. 3.98% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 183,357 | 3,698 | 2.06% |
2020 | 179,659 | 3,698 | 2.10% |
2019 | 175,961 | 3,698 | 2.15% |
2018 | 172,263 | 4,071 | 2.42% |
2017 | 168,192 | 3,980 | 2.42% |
2016 | 164,212 | 3,781 | 2.36% |
2015 | 160,431 | 2,661 | 1.69% |
2014 | 157,770 | 1,416 | 0.91% |
2013 | 156,354 | 1,028 | 0.66% |
2012 | 155,326 | 312 | 0.20% |
2011 | 155,014 | 168 | 0.11% |
2010 | 154,846 | 46,482 | 3.63% |
2000 | 108,364 | 57,746 | 7.91% |
1990 | 50,618 | 38,447 | 15.32% |
1980 | 12,171 | 7,379 | 9.77% |
1970 | 4,792 | 2,192 | 6.31% |
1960 | 2,600 | 1,900 | 6.78% |
1940 | 700 | 0.00% |