East Peoria is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 22,887 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, East Peoria is the 98th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Peoria is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Peoria is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Peoria who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.47%), sales jobs (12.52%), and food service (6.35%).

Also of interest is that East Peoria has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of East Peoria spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.39 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

East Peoria is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in East Peoria.

As is often the case in a small city, East Peoria doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

East Peoria Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, East Peoria is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.91% of adults 25 and older in East Peoria have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in East Peoria in 2000 was $20,147, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,588 for a family of four.

The people who call East Peoria home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in East Peoria is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Peoria include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in East Peoria is English.