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Peoria Demographics | Peoria - A Great Place to Live

Peoria - an Opportunity Oasis

A boy slides across a water slip and slide at a local eventOn the leading edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Peoria is one of Arizona’s fastest growing communities. This one-time farming community, founded in 1886 and located just 25 minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport, is a dynamic community of more than 150,000 people today. Home to over 35 miles of trails, award-winning schools, well-planned residential neighborhoods, Major League Baseball, and the area’s second largest lake, this progressive yet grounded and well-balanced community is positioned to be a decisive component of Arizona’s economic future.

Where infrastructure and attitude actively connect people to the environment and to each other. - Peoria, Arizona. 

Peoria Snapshot

Current Population 150,000
2010 Projected Population 172,793
Current Number of Households 51,748
2010 Projected Households 71,391
Median Home Price (Q1 2008)  

Resale Home

$230,000

New Home

$289,990
Median Age 35.2
Median Household Income $66,359

Source: City of Peoria Growth Trends 2008; ASU Realty Studies, Q1 2008

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