Peoria Heights is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,747 people and two associated neighborhoods, Peoria Heights is the 307th largest community in Illinois.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Peoria Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.28 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The overall education level of Peoria Heights is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.44% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Peoria Heights in 2022 was $41,851, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,404 for a family of four. However, Peoria Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Peoria Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Peoria Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Peoria Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Peoria Heights include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Peoria Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.