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PEORIA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County PEORIA         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 124,160 113,513 112,936 112,670 Avg. Winter Temp 26.20 F -3.22 C County 200,466 182,827 183,433 182,335 Avg. Summer Temp 73.10 F 22.83 C Labor Market 365,854 339,172 347,203 346,569 Avg. Annual Rainfall 36.03 In 91.50 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 27.30 In 69.30 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / CITY        Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2004       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class 2     in city  10    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department          210          0          0
    Police Department          247          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations  19
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   8
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops  30  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   9  Assets $      1,241,263
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone YES
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
SEVEN TIF DISTRICTS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   9 State
Interstates Serving Community I-74, I-474                                       
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals  99
               Local Carriers  99
          Interstate Carriers   0
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local YES    8 MI 13 KM
       Commercial Airlines    5   Flights per day   46

    Nearest Public Airport GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local YES   8 MI   13 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 10,104 FT   3,082 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER  
                Public Barge YES
               Private Barge YES
               Channel Depth     9 FT      3 M
            Length Of Season 12 Months
           Public Dock Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           662     1,059       2         1
Chicago           151       242       1         1
Cleveland         475       760       1         2
Dallas            815     1,304       2         2
Denver            900     1,440       2         3
Detroit           402       643       1         2
Kansas City       350       560       1         1
Los Angeles     1,946     3,113       4         7
Memphis           449       718       1         1
Minneapolis       423       677       1         1
New Orleans       850     1,360       2         2
New York          970     1,552       2         2
St. Louis         170       272       1         1
Seattle         2,070     3,312       4         6

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NTHRN/SANTA FE              
IOWA INTERSTATE                        
UNION PACIFIC                          
CANADIAN NATIONAL ILLINOI              
TPW                                    

Piggyback Service YES    0 MI    0 KM
Container Service YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
RAILROADS (CON'T) Norfolk Southern
UNDER TRANSPORTAION -MOTOR CARRIER, THE NUMBER OF
MOTOR FREIGHT: 137.  THE DESIGN MODE ONLY
ALLOWS FOR 2 CHARACTERS.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier IL AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
        Water Source RIVER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity       18,000,000          69,300,000
            Treatment Capacity       38,700,000         149,000,000
          Average Daily Demand       22,400,000          86,200,000
             Peak Daily Demand       38,500,000         148,200,000
               Excess Capacity        3,800,000          14,600,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process ACTIVATED SLUDGE    
            Treatment Capacity       20,000,000          75,700,000
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier AMEREN/CILCO             
       Electric Supplier AMEREN/CILCO             
Local Telephone Supplier SBC & MCCLEOD                                     
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI SBC 

Remarks
FIBERING COMPLETED AROUND CITY.

WATER SOURCE:  WELLS AND RIVER.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  4    Total Number of Beds  1,568
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community   836
            Dentists in Community   157
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary               15       284       7,200
Junior High              17       234       5,708
High School               6       253       5,014
Trade & Technical         4        33         255
Community College         1       649      12,402
Four-Yr College           3         0       1,702
University                1       326       6,100

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  0.0

Remarks
DIST 150, DIST 323, DIST 62 SERVES CITY OF PEORIA.
IL CENTRAL COLLEGE.  UNIVERSITY OF IL MEDICAL
SCHOOL, NURSING SCHOOL BRADELY UNIVERSITY.
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF IL  SCHOOL OF NURSING
ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE OF NURSING.  MIDSTATE
COLLEGES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
CATERPILLAR, INC.          MOVING EQUIPMENT       15,000  UAW              1925
- EARTH                  
ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL       HOSPITAL                1,500  NONE             1876
                         
METHODIST MEDICAL          HOSPITAL                1,500  NONE                0
CENTER                   
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY         EDUCATION               1,500  NONE             1897
                         
KEYSTONE STEEL             WIRE & WIRE PRODUCTS    1,500  IND STEEL WKRS   1889
& WIRE CORP. - STEEL     
XPAC                       PACKAGING               1,500                      0
                         
PROCTOR COMMUNITY          HOSPITAL                1,500  NONE                0
HOSPITAL                 
PEORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT     EDUCATION               1,500  NONE             1855
150                      
G & D INTEGRATED           CARRIER                 1,500                      0
                         
AES GREAT PLAINS CILCO     ELECTRIC/GAS UTILITY    1,500  NONE             1854
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for PEORIA MSA                              
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   200,555
             Unemployed   7,939
             Percentage   4.00%
         Total Employed   192,616
          Manufacturing  23.00%
      Non-Manufacturing  77.00%
            Agriculture  11.30%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years  15
            Number won by union   5
          Number won by company  10
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   9
   Number of employees involved   3,190

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the Wages for Peoria MSA     

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 14.92  $ 28.41   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 10.90  $ 19.34
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.10  $ 15.13   Office Clerk             $  7.42  $ 12.25
Assembler-Production     $ 11.65  $ 19.05   Secretary                $ 11.07  $ 17.55
Computer Operator        $ 11.26  $ 15.31   Sheet Metal Worker       $  9.77  $ 23.89
Computer Programmer      $ 15.09  $ 28.00   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.66  $ 14.39
Data Entry Operator      $ 10.04  $ 15.14   Systems Analyst          $ 21.55  $ 32.83
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.83  $ 12.82   Technician               $ 17.06  $ 27.53
Engineer                 $ 25.82  $ 37.43   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.08  $ 25.75
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.13  $ 11.13   Warehouse Worker         $  6.92  $ 12.62
Laborer                  $ 10.01  $ 20.85   Welder                   $ 11.94  $ 17.94
Machinist                $ 14.96  $ 21.75   Word Processor           $  8.16  $ 13.53

Remarks

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      35        Protestant Churches 450
                 Number of Rooms   3,155          Catholic Churches  36
                     Restaurants     500          Jewish Synagogues   2
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room       0              Country Clubs   4
             Public Golf Courses       7               Health Clubs  18
            Public Tennis Courts       8      Public Swimming Pools   6
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River PEORIA LAKE/ILLINOIS RIVER                        

Remarks
PEORIA CIVIC CENTER HAS A 12,000 SEAT ARENA;
33,000 SQ. FT. OF EXHIBIT SPACE; AND A 2,200 SEAT
THEATER.  THREE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS,  MUSEUM
OF ARTS & SCIENCE, ZOO, PLANETARIUM, BALLET,
SYMPHONY, RIVERBOAT CASINO, AND AN ARRAY OF
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where commercial property is assessed at
38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2005          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.00%
    City  0.9464%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.8489%          2004       2003              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.4915%         8.1415%    7.9734%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  2.0496%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  8.3365%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
TOTAL PROPERTY TAX RATES-DISTRICT 150 SCHOOLS
1% INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE FOR TELEPHONE.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Craig Hullinger                      Susan Schlupp                      
Dir. Dept. of Econ. Dev.                                      
City of Peoria                       City of Peoria                     
419 Fulton St., Suite 403            419 Fulton St., Suite 403          
Peoria, IL  61602                    Peoria, IL  61602    
Phone (309) 494-8640                 Phone (309) 494-8640
  Fax (309) 494-8650                   Fax (309) 494-8650

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61602  61603    Rep Dist            94    92                    
            61604  61605    Senate Dist        47    46                     
            61606  61614    Congressional Dist 18               
            61615  61616


Remarks
CITY WEB SITE:  www.ci.peoria.il.us
CRAIG HULLINGER E-MAIL: chullinger@ci.peoria.il.us

Last updated 06/04/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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