Peoria, AZ

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2021 Population
187,733
9.08% 1-year growth
US Senator
Kyrsten Sinema
Independent Party
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
40.8
1.24% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
8.44%
1.3% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$81,017
6.01% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$314,000
11.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Peoria, AZ had a population of 188k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $81,017. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Peoria, AZ grew from 172,109 to 187,733, a 9.08% increase and its median household income grew from $76,423 to $81,017, a 6.01% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Peoria, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (66%), White (Hispanic) (10.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.27%), Other (Hispanic) (4.95%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.51%).

None of the households in Peoria, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in Peoria, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Peoria, AZ are Kor Beauty Academy (16 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Peoria, AZ was $314,000, and the homeownership rate was 75%.

Most people in Peoria, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Peoria, AZ was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Peoria, AZ is home to a population of 188k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2021, 10.5% of Peoria, AZ residents were born outside of the country (19.7k people).

In 2021, there were 6.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (124k people) in Peoria, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.7k White (Hispanic) and 9.89k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.4%
2021 Citizenship
95.7%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 95.4% of Peoria, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Peoria, AZ was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Peoria, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    124k ± 2.94k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    19.7k ± 1.78k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    9.89k ± 1.41k
20.6%
Hispanic Population
38.6k people

In 2021, there were 6.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (124k people) in Peoria, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.7k White (Hispanic) and 9.89k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.6% of the people in Peoria, AZ are hispanic (38.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Peoria, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.5%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
19.7k people
9.93%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
17.1k people

As of 2021, 10.5% of Peoria, AZ residents (19.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Peoria, AZ was 9.93%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,954 ± 425
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,675 ± 408
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,362 ± 432

Peoria, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Peoria, AZ employs 88.9k people. The largest industries in Peoria, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (12,818 people), Retail Trade (11,314 people), and Finance & Insurance (8,583 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($101,801), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,071), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,569).

Occupations

88.9k
2021 Value
± 2,550
9.99%
1 Year growth
± 3.81%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Peoria, AZ grew at a rate of 9.99%, from 80.8k employees to 88.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peoria, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (12,730 people), Management Occupations (10,932 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (10,283 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peoria, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

88.9k
2021 Value
± 2,550
9.99%
1 Year growth
± 3.81%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Peoria, AZ grew at a rate of 9.99%, from 80.8k employees to 88.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peoria, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (12,818 people), Retail Trade (11,314 people), and Finance & Insurance (8,583 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peoria, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Peoria, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,580
Median earning men ± $1,976
$40,423
Median earning women ± $1,698

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($72,500), Manufacturing ($71,538), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,037).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($60,893), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,716), and Public Administration ($52,121).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $32B
  2. $21.3B
  3. $18.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona product (by dollars) was Electronics with $32B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($21.3B) and Mixed freight ($18.1B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$217B
2020 Value in Arizona
$464B
Projected 2050 Value in Arizona
114% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $217B. This is expected to increase 114% to $464B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $30.8B
  2. $14B
  3. $5.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $30.8B, followed by Texas with $14B and New Mexico and $5.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Until 2022; Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.
Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Peoria, AZ awarded 16 degrees. The student population of Peoria, AZ in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 13 male students and 45 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Peoria, AZ are White (9 and 56.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (5 and 31.3%), Asian (1 and 6.25%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (1 and 6.25%).

The largest universities in Peoria, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Kor Beauty Academy (16 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Peoria, AZ are General Cosmetology (16 and 100%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.969% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.37M), and Bachelors Degree (979k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Peoria, AZ was $314,000 in 2021, which is 1.28 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $282,200 to $314,000, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Peoria, AZ is 75%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Peoria, AZ have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peoria, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Peoria, AZ is $81,017. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Peoria, AZ was Census Tract 6112 with a value of $155,708, followed by Census Tract 6139 and Census Tract 6111, with respective values of $132,559 and $131,500.

Property

$314,000
Median Property Value 2021
±$6,343
$52,869
Median Property Taxes
±$1,769

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Peoria, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Peoria, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

75%
Homeownership
2021
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 75% of the housing units in Peoria, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 6112
  2. Census Tract 6139
  3. Census Tract 6111

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Peoria, AZ was Census Tract 6112 with a value of $155,708, followed by Census Tract 6139 and Census Tract 6111, with respective values of $132,559 and $131,500.

The following map shows all of the places in Peoria, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$81,017
Median Household Income
± $3,963
70.5k
Number of Households
± 2,238

In 2021, the median household income of the 70.5k households in Peoria, AZ grew to $81,017 from the previous year's value of $76,423.

The following chart displays the households in Peoria, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Peoria, AZ is from Arizona.
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.462
2020 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2021, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.353% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (73.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.6%)
  3. Carpooled (9.13%)

In 2021, 73.6% of workers in Peoria, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peoria, AZ have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.33% of the workforce in Peoria, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Peoria, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peoria, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peoria, AZ (15.7k out of 186k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peoria, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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93.6% of the population of Peoria, AZ has health coverage, with 54.5% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 1.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see 1419 patients per year on average, which represents a 2% decrease from the previous year (1448 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1464 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 639 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,419 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Maricopa County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see an average of 1,419 patients per year. This represents a 2% decrease from the previous year (1,448 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Maricopa County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.36%
Uninsured
54.5%
Employer Coverage
10.8%
Medicaid
13.5%
Medicare
13.3%
Non-Group
1.55%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Peoria, AZ declined by 1.42% from 6.45% to 6.36%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Peoria, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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