Peoria is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 108,462 people and 20 constituent neighborhoods, Peoria is the 9th largest community in Arizona.

Unlike some cities, Peoria isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Peoria are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Peoria is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Peoria who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.30%), sales jobs (12.26%), and management occupations (9.25%).

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

One notable thing about Peoria is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Peoria is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.3% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Peoria Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Peoria is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 21.72% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Peoria in 2000 was $22,726, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,904 for a family of four.

Peoria is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Peoria home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Peoria is White, followed by African-American. Peoria also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.50% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Peoria include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Peoria is English. Some people also speak Spanish.