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Pekin Demographic Profile
 Below is a brief overview of the Pekin-Peoria Area Demographics. Click the following link to view our full Demographic Profile.
Distance to Major Markets
St. Louis, MO - 165 miles
Chicago, IL - 167 miles
Indianapolis, IN - 214 miles
Milwaukee, WI - 255 miles
Louisville, KY - 327 miles
Cincinnati, OH - 327 miles
Kansas City, MO - 346 miles
Detroit, MI - 425 miles
Major Private Sector Employers in Pekin Area
Caterpillar - 17,635
WITCO - 350
Keystone Steel & Wire - 1,600
Midwest Generation - 325
Progressive Health Care/Pekin Hospital - 725
Aventine Renewable Energy - 280
Pekin Insurance - 600
Podiatry Arts Lab - 190
Ameren CILCO - 510
MGP Ingredients - 135
Peoria-Pekin Metro Statistical Area Workforce
Technical, Sales & Support - 32%
Percent Unemployed - 6.2%
Managerial & Professional - 25%
Operators, Fabricators, Laborers - 16%
Service - 14%
Skilled Labor - 11%
Farming - 2%
Educational Attainment (Pekin)
High school graduates - 81.6%
Bachelor’s degree - 13.4%
Population (Pekin)
Total population - 33,857
Male - 16,626
Female - 17,231
25 years and over - 22,848
15 years and over - 27,344
Median Age - 37.1
Average Annual Individual Pay
Pekin/Peoria - $35,490
Blm/Normal - $38,960
Champaign/Urbana - $35,690
Davenport/Moline/RI - $34,610
Decatur - $34,660
Kankakee - $34,070
Rockford - $36,690
Springfield - $38,260
Average Temperatures
January - 29.8 F
April =- 62.1 F
July - 82.2 F
October - 54.5 F
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