Peoria Heights is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,785 people and two associated neighborhoods, Peoria Heights is the 307th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages, Peoria Heights isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Peoria Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Peoria Heights is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Peoria Heights who work in office and administrative support (14.71%), management occupations (9.06%), and food service (8.90%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.28 minutes getting to work every day.In terms of college education, Peoria Heights is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.
