Electric companies in Peoria County, Illinois

Q: Peoria County, IL: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Peoria County, IL: 1 utility deliver power and homes pick a plan. Illinois average 15.87 cents per kWh, $110 a month at 693 kWh.

Q: Peoria County, IL: how many homes heat with electricity?

Peoria County, IL: 19,558 of 77,074 occupied homes, 25.4%, rank 37 of 102.

Q: Peoria County, IL: median household income?

$64,938 in Peoria County, IL, rank 55 of 102; 179,831 residents, 77,074 households.

Q: Peoria County, IL: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Peoria County, IL: 190 NWS events, peak year 2020.

Q: Peoria County, IL: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Peoria County, IL: 147 NFIP flood claims, $1.4M paid, 2.1 per 1,000 homes, 0.4% of homes insured.

Q: How old are the homes in Peoria County, IL?

Peoria County, IL: median home built 1966; 71.4% predate 1980, 72.1% detached, 18.0% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: Peoria County, IL: share of income for energy?

Peoria County, IL homes spend $1,440 a year on electricity, $2,461 on all energy: 2.7% of $90,644; 9.2% for lower incomes.

Peoria County, IL ranks 3rd of 102 Illinois counties for ice storm risk, FEMA score 89.4. Peoria County, IL has 179,831 residents. Peoria County, IL: 1 utility listed by EIA.

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Peoria County, IL on the map

Peoria County, IL darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Peoria County, IL

Utility listed for Peoria County, IL	Type	Home accounts in Illinois
Ameren Illinois Company in Peoria County, IL	Investor Owned	1,060,894

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Outage risk in Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 190 in all, 105.7 per 100,000 residents of 179,831, rank 12 of 102 Illinois counties. Property damage in Peoria County, IL: $5.0M, with 4 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Peoria County, IL

events a year, Peoria County, IL

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Events by type

events by type, Peoria County, IL

Thunderstorm and high wind160
Winter storm and heavy snow12
Tornado11
Heat wave5
Ice storm2

Peoria County, IL outage-linked hazards
Peoria County, IL	FEMA	Score	Rank	Events	Peak	Damage
Peoria County, IL, thunderstorm and high wind	Relatively High	95.7	9 of 102	160	2020 (49)	$1.6M
Peoria County, IL, tornado	Relatively High	95.8	10 of 102	11	2017 (3)	$1.6M
Peoria County, IL, hurricane and tropical storm	Very Low	30.7	39 of 102	0	none	$0
Peoria County, IL, ice storm	Relatively High	89.4	3 of 102	2	2015 (1)	$1.7M
Peoria County, IL, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively High	86.4	14 of 102	12	2022 (3)	$0
Peoria County, IL, heat wave	Relatively Moderate	92.9	8 of 102	5	2023 (2)	$0

ZIP codes in Peoria County, IL

61451
61517
61523
61525
61526
61528
61529
61533
61536
61539
61547
61552
61559
61562
61569
61602
61603
61604
61605
61606
61607
61614
61615
61616
61625

Facts about Peoria County, IL

Residents of Peoria County, IL, ACS 2023: 179,83112 of 102 Illinois counties
Households in Peoria County, IL: 77,0742.33 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Peoria County, IL: 67.0%51,630 owner and 25,444 renter households
Median household income in Peoria County, IL: $64,93855 of 102 Illinois counties
Housing units in Peoria County, IL: 84,9927,918 vacant or seasonal, 9.3% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Peoria County, IL: 25.4%19,558 homes, 37 of 102 Illinois counties
Utilities listed for Peoria County, IL: 11 with a home price: Ameren Illinois Company
ZIP areas touching Peoria County, IL: 2561451 to 61625
Outage-linked storm events in Peoria County, IL: 190NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Peoria County, IL: 71.4%median year built 1966
Flood claims in Peoria County, IL: 147NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.4M paid
Home energy burden in Peoria County, IL: 2.7%$1,440 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL has no price series of its own. Peoria County, IL: the Illinois average was 12.50 ¢/kWh in 2015. Peoria County, IL: 15.87 ¢ in 2024, 27% up. Peoria County, IL: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Peoria County, IL: a 693 kWh month at the Illinois price. Peoria County, IL: $87 in 2015, $110 in 2024. Peoria County, IL: $1,320 a year, 2.0% of the $64,938 median income.

Peoria: 10 yearly prices

Year	Illinois average	Peoria: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Peoria	12.50	-0.15
2016, Peoria	12.54	-0.01
2017, Peoria	12.95	+0.06
2018, Peoria	12.77	-0.10
2019, Peoria	13.03	+0.02
2020, Peoria	13.04	-0.11
2021, Peoria	13.18	-0.48
2022, Peoria	15.65	+0.61
2023, Peoria	15.71	-0.29
2024, Peoria	15.87	-0.61

Peoria County, IL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Peoria County, IL price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL: electricity $1,440 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,461, 2.7% of $90,644 income. 59,520 households in Peoria County, IL spend about $85.7 million a year on electricity and $146.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Peoria County, IL ($22,030 a year) spend 9.2% of income, 3.4 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Peoria County, IL

% of income on energy, Peoria County, IL

All households2.7
Lower income9.2
Owners2.6
Renters3.4
Illinois counties2.3

Peoria County, IL home energy cost by household group
Peoria County, IL	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
Peoria County, IL, all households	59,520	$90,644	$1,440	$1,004	$17	2.7%
Peoria County, IL, lower income	19,790	$22,030	$1,247	$771	$19	9.2%
Peoria County, IL, owners	39,782	$114,277	$1,655	$1,280	$23	2.6%
Peoria County, IL, renters	19,738	$43,010	$1,006	$448	$4	3.4%

Housing and heating in Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL: 60,647 of 84,992 homes were built before 1980 and 12,358 in 2000 or later. Peoria County, IL has 61,309 detached houses, 15,276 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 985 mobile homes, and 25,444 of 77,074 households rent.

Age of homes in Peoria County, IL

% of homes by decade built, Peoria County, IL

21pre-40
740s
1450s
1360s
1670s
680s
890s
1000s
410s
020+

Heating fuel in Peoria County, IL

% of homes by main fuel, Peoria County

Utility gas69.4
Electricity25.4
Propane3.9

Peoria County, IL housing against Illinois counties
Peoria County, IL	Value	State median	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
Peoria County, IL, median year built	1966	1969	-3 years	62 of 102
Peoria County, IL, built before 1980	71.4%	66.6%	+4.7 points	33 of 102
Peoria County, IL, built 2000 or later	14.5%	14.2%	+0.4 points	44 of 102
Peoria County, IL, detached houses	72.1%	78.6%	-6.4 points	81 of 102
Peoria County, IL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	18.0%	5.4%	+12.6 points	7 of 102
Peoria County, IL, mobile homes	1.2%	5.6%	-4.5 points	97 of 102
Peoria County, IL, renter households	33.0%	23.2%	+9.9 points	9 of 102
Peoria County, IL, median home value	$152,600	$126,000	+$26,600	34 of 102
Peoria County, IL, median gross rent a month	$946	$793	+$153	20 of 102
Peoria County, IL, people per household	2.27	2.35	-0.08	84 of 102

Flood claims and flood insurance in Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL: 147 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.4M paid, median paid claim $4,867.

302 of 70,685 residential structures in Peoria County, IL carry an NFIP contract. 370 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Peoria County, IL on 8 Sep 2026. Peoria County, IL lists 199 repetitive-loss properties, 49 of them severe repetitive loss.

Peoria County, IL: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Peoria County, IL

flood claims a year, Peoria County, IL

46'15
10'16
<5'17
8'18
46'19
28'20
0'21
<5'22
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<5'24
0'25

Peoria County, IL flood claims and flood insurance
Peoria County, IL	Value	Median county	Rank (1 = highest)
Peoria County, IL, claims 2015-2025	147	—	12 of 61
Peoria County, IL, paid 2015-2025	$1.4M	—	17 of 61
Peoria County, IL, median paid claim	$4,867	—	—
Peoria County, IL, claims per 1,000 homes	2.1	1.1	22 of 61
Peoria County, IL, homes with flood insurance	0.4%	0.3%	44 of 99
Peoria County, IL, policies in force	370	—	—
Peoria County, IL, repetitive-loss properties	199	—	—

Peoria County, IL: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Peoria County, IL: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL totals 5,882 heating degree days and 1,016 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Peoria County, IL is the 34th coldest of 102 counties in Illinois: 5,882 against a median of 5,457. For cooling, Peoria County, IL is the 66th hottest: 1,016 against a median of 1,112.

Peoria County, IL is a cold-winter county, with 4,866 more heating than cooling degree days.

Peoria County, IL: 5,500 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,882 on the normal, 6% under.

In Peoria County, IL, 25.4% of 77,074 homes heat with electricity; the other 74.6% use another main heating fuel.

Peoria County, IL

Heating degree days, 5,882 vs 5,457108
Cooling degree days, 1,016 vs 1,11291
Electric heat, 25.4% vs 22.2%114
IL median county100

Peoria County, IL: degree days, electric heat
Peoria County, IL	Value	IL median county	Peoria County, IL, rank (1 = highest)
Peoria County, IL, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	5,882	5,457	34 of 102
Peoria County, IL, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	5,500	5,201	36 of 102
Peoria County, IL, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	1,016	1,112	66 of 102
Peoria County, IL, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	1,163	1,200	62 of 102
Peoria County, IL, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023	25.4%	22.2%	37 of 102

Peoria County, IL: ACS B25040, 77,074 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL touches 25 ZIP areas, 61451 to 61625, about 7,193 residents each. Peoria County, IL counts 179,831 residents in 77,074 households. 19,558 of the 77,074 homes in Peoria County, IL heat with electricity.

Household income in Peoria County, IL is $64,938; 51,630 of its 77,074 households own. Peoria County, IL has 84,992 housing units, 7,918 (9.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 25,444 rented homes. Peoria County, IL logged 190 storm events for its 179,831 residents.

The median home in Peoria County, IL dates from 1966. Homes in Peoria County, IL pay $1,440 a year for electricity.

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Compare Peoria County, IL with its neighbours

Tazewell County sits 12 miles south of Peoria County, IL, with 130,555 residents against 179,831 there, 203 storm events against 190, median home built 1969 against 1966, energy burden 2.8% against 2.7%, income $76,704 against $64,938.
Woodford County sits 20 miles east of Peoria County, IL, with 38,348 residents against 179,831 there, 99 storm events against 190, median home built 1973 against 1966, energy burden 2.8% against 2.7%, income $85,629 against $64,938.
Stark County sits 28 miles north of Peoria County, IL, with 5,324 residents against 179,831 there, 51 storm events against 190, median home built 1956 against 1966, energy burden 4.0% against 2.7%, income $62,284 against $64,938.
Marshall County sits 27 miles northeast of Peoria County, IL, with 11,715 residents against 179,831 there, 83 storm events against 190, median home built 1962 against 1966, energy burden 3.9% against 2.7%, income $69,818 against $64,938.
Fulton County sits 30 miles southwest of Peoria County, IL, with 33,259 residents against 179,831 there, 129 storm events against 190, median home built 1959 against 1966, energy burden 3.7% against 2.7%, income $58,617 against $64,938.

Cities in Peoria County, IL

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Questions on Peoria County, IL

Peoria County, IL: what do homes pay for electricity?