Population

200,881

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$463,600

Owner-occupied units

Peoria, AZ

Arizona · 33.786° N, 112.308° W · 177 sq mi

Peoria is a city in Arizona, with a population of 200,881 and about 1,137 residents per square mile. The median household earns $95,815 a year, and the median home is worth $463,600.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Size & density

Land area

177 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,137

People per square mile

Rank by population

#131

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#39

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$95,815

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,843

Per month

Homeownership

76%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

28.2 min

One way

People

Median age

41.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

11.2%

Households

73,824

2.64 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.3^%

Retail trade 12.6^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 12.1^%

Professional & business services 11.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Arizona

Name

Ernest Garcia II

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$17.3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Tempe

Source of wealth

Used cars

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Arizona · private sector

Employer

Banner Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Arizona

Company

Freeport-McMoRan

Revenue

$25.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Phoenix

Ticker

FCX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Arizona

State bird

Cactus Wren

State flower

Saguaro Blossom

State capital

Phoenix

Nickname

The Grand Canyon State

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