Pekin, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 33,857. Estimated population in July 2024: 33,331 (-1.6% change)
Males: 16,626 (49.1%), Females: 17,231 (50.9%)
Tazewell County
Zip codes: 61554.
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $37,972
Median house value: $75,900
Population by Race
Races in Pekin:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (28.4%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.3%), United States (10.2%), Italian (4.4%), French (3.7%).
Elevation: 500 feet
Land area: 13.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pekin
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pekin city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,572 (+4.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Pekin:
- PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (COURT AND 14TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pekin:
- METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOIS (about 10 miles; PEORIA, IL)
- SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; PEORIA, IL)
- GEORGE A ZELLER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 14 miles; PEORIA, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pekin:
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 7 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
- CAPITAL (about 51 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 52 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pekin:
- PEKIN MUNI (about 7 miles; PEKIN, IL; Abbreviation: C15)
- MANITO MITCHELL (about 11 miles; MANITO, IL; Abbreviation: C45)
- RAINBOW (about 14 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: 7B1)
Amtrak station near Pekin:
- 8 miles: PEORIA AIRPORT (6100 W. EVERETT M. DIRKSEN PKY.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Pekin:
- CAREER LOGICS INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN (Location: 1904 SHERIDAN RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pekin:
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 57 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
Public high school in Pekin:
- PEKIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,078; Location: 1903 COURT ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Pekin:
- FAITH BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 1501 HOWARD COURT; Grades: PK – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pekin:
- WILSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 666; Location: 900 KOCH ST; Grades: 04 – 06)
- WASHINGTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 542; Location: 501 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 04 – 06)
- BROADMOOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 436; Location: 501 MAYWOOD AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- EDISON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 390; Location: 1400 EARL ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: 900 S CAPITOL ST; Grades: KG – 03)
- C B SMITH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 1314 MATILDA ST; Grades: KG – 03)
- WILLOW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: 1110 VEERMAN ST; Grades: KG – 03)
- PEKIN PRESCHOOL FAMILY ED CENTER (Students: 248; Location: 1000 KOCH ST; Grades: PK – 11)
- L E STARKE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 227; Location: 1610 HOLIDAY DR; Grades: PK – 03)
- SUNSET HILLS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: 1730 HIGHWOOD AVE; Grades: KG – 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Pekin:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 300 S SIXTH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 160; Location: 333 STATE ST.; Grades: PK – 8)
- KING’S KIDS CHRISTIAN LEARNING (Students: 56; Location: 1209 PARKWAY DR; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Pekin:
- PEKIN P.L. (Operating income: $933,903; Location: 301 SOUTH FOURTH ST.; 130,521 books; 3,085 audio materials; 3,664 video materials; 228 serial subscriptions)