Peoria metropolitan area

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Map of Illinois highlighting the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Peoria. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 366,899 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 371,206).^[1]

1 Counties
2 Communities
3 Townships
4 Combined Statistical Area
5 Demographics
6 See also
7 References

[edit] Counties

[edit] Communities

[edit] Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Peoria (Principal City)

[edit] Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

[edit] Places with 2,500 to 10,000 inhabitants

[edit] Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants

[edit] Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

[edit] Unincorporated places

Alta
Broadmoor
Camp Grove
Castleton
Cramers
East Wenona
Edelstein
Edgewater
Edwards
El Vista
Elmore
Galena Knolls
Groveland
High Meadows
Holmes Center
Hopewell Estates
Komatsu Dresser
Lake Camelot
Lake Lancelot
Lake of the Woods

Laura
Lawn Ridge
Leeds
Lombardville
Lowpoint
Mardell Manor
Modena
Monica
Mossville
North Hampton
Oak Hill
Oak Ridge
Orchard Mines
Pattonsburg
Pottstown
Renchville
Rome Heights
Saratoga Center
Saxton
Smithville

South Rome
Southport
Speer
Spires
Tuscarora
Vets Row
Vonachen Knolls
West Hallock
Wilbern
Woodford

[edit] Townships

[edit] Combined Statistical Area

Components of the Peoria-Canton Combined Statistical Area. Peoria MSA Canton μSA

The Peoria–Canton Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in central Illinois. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and one micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 405,149 (though a July 1, 2006 estimate placed the population at 407,572).^[2]

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Peoria (Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford counties)

Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
- Canton (Fulton County)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 366,899 people, 143,607 households, and 98,299 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 88.54% White, 8.40% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,805, and the median income for a family was $50,756. Males had a median income of $38,135 versus $23,793 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $20,104.