Moving to Peoria, Arizona

About Peoria, Arizona
Peoria

Peoria ( pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. Most of the city is located in Maricopa County, while a portion of it in the north is in Yavapai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of Peoria was 190,985, up from 154,065 in 2010. It is the sixth-largest city in Arizona in land area and the ninth-largest in population. It was named after Peoria, Illinois. The word peoria is a corruption of the Miami-Illinois word for "prairie fire". It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, who share the Peoria Sports Complex.

Gender
Gender Peoria Arizona Country
Female 52% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Peoria Arizona Country
Less than $10,000 4.4% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.5% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6% 18.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8% 13.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 19.7% 15% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4% 6.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.1% 6.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Peoria Arizona Country
< 9th Grade 3% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 23% 24% 27.0%
Other College 25% 25% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 22% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Peoria Arizona Country
White 67.9% 54.1% 60.1%
African American 2.8% 4.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.6% 3.8% 0.6%
Asian 5.5% 3.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 19.6% 31.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity