Peoria Heights is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,785 people and two associated neighborhoods, Peoria Heights is the 307th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Peoria Heights is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Peoria Heights is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Peoria Heights who work in office and administrative support (14.71%), management occupations (9.06%), and food service (8.90%). Also of interest is that Peoria Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Peoria Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.28 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 overall education level of Peoria Heights is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.44% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Peoria Heights in 2022 was $41,851, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,404 for a family of four. However, Peoria Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Peoria Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Peoria Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Peoria Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Peoria Heights include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Peoria Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
