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Peoria, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Peoria is a Census city of 112,169 people across 48.13 square miles of land, in Peoria County. Median household income is $59,410, 57.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 62 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Peoria
What Peoria is
- Census place typecity
- Land area48.13 sq mi
- Water area2.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,331
- County holding the largest share of its areaPeoria County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peoria
How many people live in Peoria
- Population112,169
- Median age35.5
- Population under 1827,363
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over18,858
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent
- Households49,037
- Family households25,694
- Share of households that are families52.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peoria
Income and work in Peoria
- Median household income$59,410
- Per capita income$38,466
- Civilian labor force54,648
- Employed50,533
- Unemployed4,115
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over72,767
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Peoria
- Housing units54,010
- Occupied units49,037
- Vacant units4,973
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent
- Owner occupied28,190
- Renter occupied20,847
- Ownership rate57.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,005
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent
- Single family units36,711
- Share single family68.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17,069
- Share in buildings of two or more31.6 percent
- Mobile homes230 plus or minus 114
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Peoria gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute43,850
- Commuting under 15 minutes18,823
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,750
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.1 percent
- Drove alone74.6 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Peoria (7(a))
- Approvals62
- Gross approval$56,619,500
- Average approval$913,218
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,782,120
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported820
- Jobs per approval13.2
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.2 percent
- Share to franchises30.6 percent
- Distinct lenders35
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peoria, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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 (504)
- Approvals57
- Gross approval$40,565,000
- Average approval$711,667
- Median approval$414,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported658
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Charged off3
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peoria, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 17 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.
Peoria
Flood risk in Peoria
- NFIP communityCity of Peoria
- NFIP community number170536
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/01/80
The City of Peoria participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170536 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
Peoria County context, not Peoria 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.
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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What this page does not hold.
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Peoria, Illinois?
112,169, in 49,037 households. Peoria city covers 48.13 square miles of land, which is 2,331 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Peoria in?
Peoria County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Peoria?
$59,410. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,200. Median gross rent is $1,005 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 businesses?
62 7(a) approvals totaling $56.6 m since FY2020, across 35 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 57 504 approvals worth $40.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peoria, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Peoria borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Peoria. Only 8 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 in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Peoria appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Peoria, city of, community 170536, 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 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.
Is zoning published for Peoria?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.