East Peoria Jobs

East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,638 at the 2000 census. East Peoria is part of the Greater Peoria MSA. It is home to many Caterpillar facilities. The main campus of the Peoria area community college, Illinois Central College, is here. A new Embassy Suites hotel complex is under construction. The Par-a-Dice Hotel and Casino is located here along the Illinois River, as is a popular luxury waterfront condominium complex. Several other hotel chains and restaurants can be found in East Peoria adjacent to Downtown Peoria.

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Among the most common occupations in East Peoria are Sales and office occupations, 30%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in East Peoria, Illinois work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed East Peoria Jobs are for sales representative jobs, physical therapy jobs, cashier jobs, nurse jobs, nurse manager-lpn job jobs and occupational therapy jobs.

The leading industries in East Peoria, Illinois are Manufacturing, 20%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 14%. Simply Hired's East Peoria job listings indicate that the following industries in East Peoria are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Hospitals, Mail Order Retailing and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in East Peoria, Illinois is $32,060, and the median income of households in East Peoria was $41,538.

East Peoria has an unemployment rate of 4.2%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our East Peoria Trends data, the number of East Peoria, Illinois jobs has decreased by 41% since March 2008.

Population of East Peoria Total population 22,638 Male 48.24% Female 51.76% Median age 39.7     East Peoria Housing Owner-occupied homes 73.0% Median cost of a home $89,900 Median mortgage payment $560 Renter-occupied homes 27.0% Vacant housing 4.6% Median monthly rent $448     Average Income Median for all male full-time $39,549 Median for all female full-time $24,570     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 59% Separated 1% Widowed 7% Divorced 12%     Race White 98% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 1%     East Peoria Commute Carpool 8.4% Public transportation 1.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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