State: Illinois
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 43,825 | 
| 2000 Population: | 43,500 | 
| White Population: | 41,919 | 
| Black Population: | 877 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 521 | 
| Asian Population: | 179 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 148 | 
| Indian Population: | 4 | 
| Other Population: | 75 | 
| Male Population: | 21,492 | 
| Female Population: | 22,008 | 
| Median Age: | 37.3 | 
| Male Median Age: | 35.9 | 
| Female Median Age: | 38.7 | 
| Households: | 17,770 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.43 | 
| Average House Value: | $76,500 | 
| Average Household Income: | $40,220 | 
| Land Area: | 70.422 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.837 sq mi | 
Marquette Heights Marquette Hts , Midway , Normandale , North Pekin , Pekin Heights , Pekin Mall , Schaeferville , Pekin Ins Co
            South Pekin, IL (       4.6 miles)
             Groveland, IL (       5.3 miles)
             Creve Coeur, IL (       6.1 miles)
             Kingston Mines, IL (       6.9 miles)
             Mapleton, IL (       6.9 miles)
             Tremont, IL (       8.3 miles)
             Peoria, IL (       9.8 miles)
             Green Valley, IL (      11.0 miles)
             Morton, IL (      11.2 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 12,419,293 | 
| White Population: | 9,125,471 | 
| Black Population: | 1,876,875 | 
| Asian Population: | 423,603 | 
| Indian Population: | 31,006 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 4,610 | 
| Other Population: | 722,712 | 
| Male Population: | 6,080,336 | 
| Female Population: | 6,338,957 | 
| Median Age: | 34.70 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.30 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.00 | 
| 2000 Households: | 4,591,779 | 
| White Households: | 3,586,667 | 
| Black Households: | 625,590 | 
| Asian Households: | 134,333 | 
| Indian Households: | 9,657 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 1,208 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.63 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.23 |