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Peoria, Arizona

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Peoria Estates
(Maricopa County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Peoria had a population of 108,364 people ^<1>. This represents 2.1% of the total population of Arizona, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	157,960	+45.77%	+2.66% since 2007
2007	153,864	+41.99%	+3.84% since 2006
2006	148,173	+36.74%	+6.3% since 2005
2005	139,385	+28.63%	+3.91% since 2004
2004	134,134	+23.78%	+4.36% since 2003
2003	128,536	+18.62%	+3.53% since 2002
2002	124,151	+14.57%	+5.11% since 2001
2001	118,111	+8.99%	+8.99% since 2000
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2000	108,364	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
6	Chandler	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
7	Tempe	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]	175,523	10.65% increase
8	Gilbert	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
-9-	Peoria			157,960	45.77% increase
10	Yuma	SW	153 mi [246.2 km]	90,041	16.16% increase
11	Flagstaff	N	104 mi [167.4 km]	60,222	13.85% increase
12	Lake Havasu City	NW	125 mi [201.2 km]	56,553	34.85% increase

Peoria had 42,573 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Peoria has a total area of 141.7 square miles [366.9 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 138.2 square miles [358 km²]3.46 square miles [8.97 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Peoria had a 2000 population density of 784 people per square mile [302.7 people/km²], making it the state's 37th most densely populated area.

Maricopa County

The city of Peoria is primarily located in Maricopa County. A portion of Peoria extends into Yavapai County.

The county had a population of 3,097,500 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 108,364 people, Peoria contained 3.5% of the Maricopa County total.

In addition, where the community of Peoria has a population density of 784 people per square mile [302.7 people/km²], Maricopa County averages 336.6 people per square mile [130 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Maricopa County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Peoria and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Peoria. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	157,960	45.77% increase
10 mi [16 km]	1	157,960	45.77% increase
15 mi [24 km]	3	255,753	79.83% increase
20 mi [32 km]	7	2,085,753	23.45% increase
25 mi [40 km]	11	2,347,175	22.64% increase
30 mi [48 km]	15	2,541,863	28.36% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Peoria. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Peoria, it also contains a comparison between Peoria and the state of Arizona.

Click here for the Peoria QuickFact (QF-0454050).

The following communities are nearby Peoria and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Surprise	QF-0471510	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	92,897	201.14% increase
Glendale	QF-0427820	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
Phoenix	QF-0455000	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,567,924	18.69% increase
Scottsdale	QF-0465000	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	235,371	16.12% increase
Avondale	QF-0404720	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	81,299	126.57% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Peoria.

A Census Quickfact is available for Maricopa County (QF-04013).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Peoria:

	State Code:	04 (Arizona)
	County Code:	013 (Maricopa County)
	Place Code:	54050 (Peoria)

	State & County Code:	04013 (Arizona/Maricopa County)

	State & Place Code:	0454050 (Arizona/Peoria)

Peoria is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Peoria.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Peoria and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Peoria. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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