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Peoria Heights, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Peoria Heights is a Census village of 5,825 people across 2.49 square miles of land, lying across Peoria County and Tazewell County. Median household income is $60,099, 66.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Peoria Heights
What Peoria Heights is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.49 sq mi
- Water area0.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,337
- County holding the largest share of its areaPeoria County, 93.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inPeoria County 93.4 percent, Tazewell County 6.6 percent
Peoria Heights crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Peoria Heights
- Population5,825
- Median age41.1
- Population under 181,171 plus or minus 242
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over1,062
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households2,898
- Family households1,305
- Share of households that are families45.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Peoria Heights
- Median household income$60,099
- Per capita income$43,036
- Civilian labor force3,334
- Employed3,188
- Unemployed146 plus or minus 71
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over4,242
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Peoria Heights
- Housing units3,181
- Occupied units2,898
- Vacant units283 plus or minus 126
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,925
- Renter occupied973
- Ownership rate66.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$913
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units2,467
- Share single family77.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more714 plus or minus 178
- Share in buildings of two or more22.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Peoria Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,869
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,222
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more287 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled11.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Peoria Heights (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$8,778,500
- Average approval$1,254,071
- Median approval$660,000
- Largest approval$2,875,000
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval10.6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peoria Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Peoria Heights (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$4,403,000
- Average approval$880,600
- Median approval$877,000
- Largest approval$2,151,000
- Jobs supported51
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peoria Heights, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Peoria Heights
- NFIP communityVillage of Peoria Heights
- NFIP community number170537
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/17
The Village of Peoria Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170537 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Peoria County, not Peoria Heights
Peoria County context, not Peoria Heights figures
- Establishments in Peoria County4,168
- Covered employment, Peoria County103,940
- Average annual pay, Peoria County$74,778
- Housing units permitted, Peoria County71
Every figure in this section is published for Peoria County as a whole and is not a measurement of Peoria Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Peoria Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Peoria Heights, Illinois?
5,825, in 2,898 households. Peoria Heights village covers 2.49 square miles of land, which is 2,337 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Peoria Heights in?
Peoria Heights lies in more than one. By area it is 93.4 percent in Peoria County, 6.6 percent in Tazewell County. This page sits under Peoria County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Peoria Heights?
$60,099. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,700. Median gross rent is $913 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Peoria Heights businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $8.8 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $660,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $4.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peoria Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Peoria Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Peoria Heights. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Peoria Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Peoria Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Peoria Heights, village of, community 170537, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Peoria Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Peoria County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Peoria Heights.
Is zoning published for Peoria Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.