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Population (year 2000): 108,364. Estimated
population in July 2005: 138,200 (+27.5% change)
Males: 52,058 (48.0%), Females: 56,306 (52.0%)
Maricopa County
Zip codes:
85345,
85381,
85382.
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $52,199 (year 2000)
Median house value: $127,000 (year 2000)
Races in Peoria:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.9%)
- Hispanic (15.4%)
- Other race (7.1%)
- Black (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (12.4%),
English (11.3%), Italian (6.4%), United States (5.6%), Polish
(3.8%).
Elevation: 1142 feet
Land area: 138.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Peoria
- High school or higher: 88.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Peoria city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 10.2%
6.2% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 1.5%
Europe, 1.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +57,028
(+111.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Peoria:
- WALTER O BOSWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
SUN CITY, AZ)
- THUNDERBIRD SAMARITAN HOSP & HLTH CTR (about 6
miles; GLENDALE, AZ)
- HEALTHSOUTH VALLEY OF THE SUN (about 7 miles;
GLENDALE, AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Peoria:
- LUKE AFB (about 12 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)
- PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 23 miles; PHOENIX,
AZ; ID: PHX)
- WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 49 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID:
IWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peoria:
- GLENDALE MUNICIPAL (about 10 miles; GLENDALE, AZ;
ID: GEU)
- PLEASANT VALLEY (about 11 miles; PEORIA, AZ; ID:
P48)
- PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (about 13 miles; PHOENIX, AZ;
ID: DVT)
Amtrak stations near Peoria:
- 12 miles: PHOENIX NORTHWEST (PHOENIX, 8101 BLACK
CANYON FWY.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones,
call for taxi service.
- 19 miles: PHOENIX (401 W. HARRISON ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi
stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Peoria:
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST (about 6 miles;
Glendale, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,334)
- GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GLENDALE,
AZ; FT enrollment: 9,981)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles;
PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,165)
- GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PHOENIX,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,207)
- UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (about 13 miles;
PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,091)
- PHOENIX COLLEGE (about 16 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT
enrollment: 5,911)
- PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,410)
Public high schools in Peoria:
- PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,750;
Location: 11200 N 83RD AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
2,305; Location: 21200 N 83RD AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,048;
Location: 14388 N 79TH AV; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 624;
Location: 14388 N. 79TH AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PEORIA ACCELERATED HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
571; Location: 8885 W PEORIA AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 436; Location:
11200 N. 83RD AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SKYLINE WEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Location: 17667 N. 91ST AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DESERT POINTE ACADEMY (Students: 125;
Location: 7785 W. PEORIA AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Peoria:
- COYOTE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
1,466; Location: 21180 NORTH 87TH AVENUE; Grades: KG -
08)
- FRONTIER ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,424;
Location: 21258 N. 81ST AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
- COUNTRY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
1,344; Location: 8409 N. 111TH AVE.; Grades: KG - 08)
- SUN VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 1,022; Location:
8361 N 95TH AVE; Grades: KG - 08)
- APACHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,021;
Location: 8633 W. JOHN CABOT ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
- DESERT HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
1,008; Location: 15585 N. 91ST AVENUE; Grades: PK - 08)
- ALTA LOMA SCHOOL (Students: 976; Location:
9750 N 87TH AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
- PASEO VERDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 936;
Location: 7880 W GREENWAY RD; Grades: PK - 08)
- COTTON BOLL SCHOOL (Students: 902; Location:
8540 W. BUTLER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 08)
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 898;
Location: 9880 N 77TH AVE; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Peoria:
- MONTESSORI KINGDOM OF LEARNING (Students:
204; Location: 13111 NORTH 94TH DRIVE; Grades: PK - 5)
- KINDER CARE LEARNING CTR #1219 (Students:
105; Location: 6835 W PEORIA AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- HOPE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 42;
Location: 14403 NORTH 75TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Peoria:
- PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,781,268; Location: 8463 WEST MONROE; 167,543 books;
3,613 audio materials; 5,772 video materials; 195 serial
subscriptions)
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