East Peoria is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 22,136 people and six associated neighborhoods, East Peoria is the 106th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Peoria is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Peoria is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Peoria who work in office and administrative support (9.78%), sales jobs (9.60%), and management occupations (6.96%). 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. The percentage of people in East Peoria who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.53% of adults in East Peoria have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Peoria in 2022 was $37,747, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,988 for a family of four. However, East Peoria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call East Peoria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Peoria residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Peoria include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in East Peoria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
