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Peoria Demographics Information

Population: 120,000

Elevation: 1138 feet

County: Maricopa

Land area: 138.2 square miles

Zip codes: 85380..85382, 85345, 85385.

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $52,199
Median house value: $130,000

Races in Peoria:

White Non-Hispanic (77.9%)
Hispanic (15.4%)
Other race (7.1%)
Black (2.8%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
American Indian (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (12.4%), English (11.3%), Italian (6.4%), United States (5.6%), Polish (3.8%).

For population 25 years and over in Peoria

High school or higher: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Peoria city

Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 10.2%

6.2% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 1.4% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Glendale, AZ (6.0 miles, pop. 218,812).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (14.7 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Sun City, AZ (3.2 miles), Youngtown, AZ (5.5 miles), El Mirage, AZ (6.0 miles), Glendale, AZ (6.0 miles), Sun City West, AZ (7.4 miles), Surprise, AZ (10.0 miles), Litchfield Park, AZ (12.7 miles), Tolleson, AZ (13.8 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1848 buildings, average cost: $93,200
1997: 2309 buildings, average cost: $103,100
1998: 3300 buildings, average cost: $99,700
1999: 2939 buildings, average cost: $104,900
2000: 2806 buildings, average cost: $115,000
2001: 1752 buildings, average cost: $124,500
2002: 1452 buildings, average cost: $122,000

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Retail trade (13.1%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.2%).