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PEORIA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County PEORIA         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 124,160 113,513 112,936 115,007 115,007 Avg. Winter Temp 27.67 F -2.41 C County 200,466 182,827 183,433 186,494 186,494 Avg. Summer Temp 73.70 F 23.17 C Labor 365,854 339,172 347,203 203,732 203,732 Avg. Annual Rainfall 36.49 In 92.68 Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 24.60 In 62.48 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / CITY        Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2009       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          214          0          0
    Police Department          249          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations  17
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   5
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   8  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  20  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   5  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone YES
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
TEN TIF DISTRICTS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   5 State
Interstates Serving Community I-74, I-474                                       
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance    42 MI   67 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   1
               Local Carriers 138
          Interstate Carriers 132
          Intrastate Carriers   5

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local YES    8 MI 13 KM
       Commercial Airlines    4   Flights per day   25

    Nearest Public Airport PEORIA INTERNATIONAL 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 IL WATERWAY              
                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
BNSF                                   
IOWA INTERSTATE                        
UNION PACIFIC                          
CANADIAN NATIONAL ILLINOI              
TOLEDO, PEORIA & WESTERN               

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

Remarks
RAILROADS (CON'T) NORFOLK SOUTHERN, ILLINOIS AND 
MIDLAND, TAZEWELL, PEORIA, CENTRAL ILLINOIS 
RAILROAD AND PIONEER INDUSTRIAL.


Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier IL AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
        Water Source RIVER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity       18,020,000          68,205,700
            Treatment Capacity       10,700,000         154,049,500
          Average Daily Demand       20,835,000          78,860,475
             Peak Daily Demand       38,012,000         143,875,420
               Excess Capacity        2,688,000          10,174,080

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 SEE REMARKS              
       Electric Supplier SEE REMARKS              
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T, VERIZON                                     
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T VERIZON   

Remarks
Pleasant Valley Public Water District, Sundale 
Utility, T-L Rural Water.  Gas/Electric Supplier: 
Ameren Illinois, Panhandle Eastern PIpeline Co., 
2010 Peoria Area Chamber, Gas/Electricty CO-OP.  
Local/Long Distance Carrier: SBC Comm., Gallatin 
River Comm., MTCO McLeod USA, MCI, Sprint, 
Comcast.  Fibering completed around city.  Water 
Source: Wells & River.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  4    Total Number of Beds    986
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community 2,375
            Dentists in Community   543
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
LONG TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL.  ONLY LEVEL I 
TRAUMA CENTER IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary               20       612       8,941
Junior High              10       251       3,499
High School               5       326       5,202
Trade & Technical         3       106       2,482
Community College         1       725      12,286
Four-Yr College           5       629       7,077
University                2     1,305       5,650

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.5

Remarks
DIST 150, 323 & 62 serves Peoria.  3 Private High 
Schls, 7 Private Elementary Schls.  Higher ED - 
Bradley Univ., IL Central Coll, Robert Morris 
Coll, Midstate Coll, Univ of IL Coll of Medicine, 
Methodist Med Ctr of IL Schl of Nursing, St. 
Francis Coll of Nursing.  Univ of IL, Springfield.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
CATERPILLAR, INC.          EARTH MOVING EQUIP     16,000  UAW              1925
                         
ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL       HOSPITAL                6,081  NONE             1876
                         
METHODIST MEDICAL          HOSPITAL                3,755  NONE                0
CENTER                   
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY         EDUCATION               1,680  NONE             1897
                         
KEYSTONE STEEL             WIRE & WIRE PRODUCTS      750  IND STEEL WKRS   1889
& WIRE CORP. - STEEL     
AES GREAT PLAINS           ELECTRIC/GAS UTILITY      443  NONE             1854
CILCO                    
PROCTOR COMMUNITY          HOSPITAL                1,174  NONE                0
HOSPITAL                 
PEORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT     EDUCATION               2,615  NONE             1855
150                      
G & D INTEGRATED           CARRIER                 2,485                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for PEORIA MSA                              
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force   203,732
             Unemployed  20,812
             Percentage  10.20%
         Total Employed   182,920
          Manufacturing  16.23%
      Non-Manufacturing  80.00%
            Agriculture   3.73%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years  37
            Number won by union  12
          Number won by company  25
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   1
   Number of employees involved     110

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 3 NC       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 19.66  $ 35.73   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 19.86  $ 27.33
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.50  $ 14.61   Office Clerk             $  9.06  $ 14.37
Assembler-Production     $ 10.29  $ 21.80   Secretary                $ 10.21  $ 15.89
Computer Operator        $ 11.62  $ 22.18   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 11.90  $ 19.08
Computer Programmer      $ 24.36  $ 37.30   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.40  $ 16.56
Data Entry Operator      $  9.63  $ 14.21   Systems Analyst          $ 23.33  $ 43.95
Drill or Punch Press     $ 11.31  $ 19.03   Technician               $ 17.12  $ 30.32
Engineer                 $ 22.77  $ 36.37   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.72  $ 26.16
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.83  $ 12.85   Warehouse Worker         $ 11.01  $ 18.90
Laborer                  $ 12.23  $ 24.36   Welder                   $ 12.30  $ 20.42
Machinist                $ 12.80  $ 22.08   Word Processor           $ 12.27  $ 18.77

Remarks
WAGE RATES 2ND QUARTER 2010 FROM IL DEPT OF 
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      28        Protestant Churches 477
                 Number of Rooms   2,537          Catholic Churches  34
                     Restaurants     868          Jewish Synagogues   5
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   6,912              Country Clubs   2
             Public Golf Courses       6               Health Clubs  35
            Public Tennis Courts       2      Public Swimming Pools  10
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River PEORIA LAKE/ILLINOIS RIVER                        

Remarks
PEORIA CIVIC CENTER HAS A 12,000 SEAT ARENA; 
110,000 SQ. FT. OF EXHIBIT SPACE; AND A 2,200 SEAT
 THEATER.  TWO 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 2010          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.25%
    City  0.9602%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.8000%          2009       2008              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.9307%         8.7548%    8.4065%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  2.0964%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  8.7874%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
TOTAL SALES TAX RATE AS OF 1/1/2010.  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        
Susan Schlupp                        Susan Schlupp                      
Development Specialist               Development Specialist   
City of Peoria                       City of Peoria                     
419 Fulton St., Suite 403            419 Fulton St., Suite 403          
Peoria, IL  616021291                Peoria, IL  616021291
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 WEBSITE:  www.ci.peoria.il.us
Susan Schlupp E-MAIL: sschlupp@ci.peoria.il.us.

Last updated 11/23/2011
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