Peoria

Population & Demographics

Peoria, AZ

Peoria is home to 196,906 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 93,403 resident workers commute each day.

ArizonaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
196,906
people
Population

196,906 residents

Median age 41.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Peoria population & demographics

Who lives in Peoria — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
196,906
Median age
41.7yrs
Median household income
$95,815
Median home value
$463,600
Median gross rent
$1,843/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.3%
Poverty rate
8.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Peoria

How Peoria breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White64.3%
Hispanic or Latino20.7%
Two or more races5.6%
Asian5.3%
Black3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Peoria

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Peoria.

Peoria at a glance
Employed Residents
93,403
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
8.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Phoenix
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Peoria proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Peoria commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

48 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Peoria

93,403 commutes, one dot at a time

Peoria

Where 93,403 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Peoria, by worker count.

1Phoenix13.7 mi44,072
2Glendale6.7 mi9,125
3Peoria0.0 mi7,879
4Scottsdale21.6 mi6,590
5Tempe26.9 mi4,384
6Surprise8.5 mi2,123
7Mesa35.2 mi2,077
8Chandler35.1 mi1,886

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Peoria.

1Phoenix13.7 mi12,062
2Peoria0.0 mi7,879
3Glendale6.7 mi4,586
4Surprise8.5 mi3,095
5Mesa35.2 mi1,240
6Goodyear19.3 mi1,137
7Avondale15.2 mi1,081
8Scottsdale21.6 mi1,006

Top industries

The sectors that employ Peoria’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade22.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.5%
COConstruction9.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
FIFinance and Insurance3.7%
MFManufacturing3.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Peoria

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps6%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Peoria

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