Moving to Pekin, Illinois

About Pekin, Illinois
Pekin

Pekin ( PEE-kin) is a city in and the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is the largest city of Tazewell County and the second most populous municipality of the Peoria metropolitan area in north-central Illinois, after Peoria itself. As of the 2020 census, its population is 31,731. A small portion of the city limits extend into Peoria County.

Pekin's Mineral Springs Park is near Pekin Hospital and the Miller Senior Center. The city is the location of a high-rise residential facility of the United Auto Workers; the location of the Pekin Federal Correctional Institution; and the headquarters of a regional insurance company, Pekin Insurance.

Gender
Gender Pekin Illinois Country
Female 50.6% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 49.4% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female50.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%5%11%10%17%19%13%13%4%2%$50K to $75K18.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Pekin Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 6.3% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 17.1% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.7% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.2% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%7%37%25%11%12%4%1%1%High School or GED37%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Pekin Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 2% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 37% 26% 27.0%
Other College 25% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 12% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Pekin Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K6.36.15.85.23.74.111.38.18.59.58.18.617.111.21218.716.717.213.412.912.812.716.615.63.67.87.12.28.88.3
Education
 Pekin Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade25576737262725202011891222204109122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.093%2%0%1%2%0%2%0%White92.6%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Pekin Illinois Country
White 92.6% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 2.2% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 0.6% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.1% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.1% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Pekin Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.00255075100Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite92.660.860.12.213.912.20.30.10.60.65.55.6000.200.20.32.12.22.82.117.218.2