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About Pekin, Illinois

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
Female Male
Household Income
< $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
< 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% |
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Pekin Illinois Country
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Race / Ethnicity
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% |
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