Peoria is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 111,021 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Peoria is the eighth largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Peoria is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Peoria is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Peoria who work in healthcare (9.91%), management occupations (9.64%), and office and administrative support (9.63%). Also of interest is that Peoria has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Peoria is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The citizens of Peoria are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.50% of adults in Peoria have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Peoria in 2022 was $38,547, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,188 for a family of four. However, Peoria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Peoria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Peoria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Peoria residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Peoria include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Peoria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
