PeoriaOK
A town of 131, settled in 1891.
Is Peoria a good place to live?
Peoria has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Peoria stand out
Where Peoria beats most towns.
131 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Peoria: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peoria, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Peoria.
Peoria stands out in Oklahoma and nationally: the median household income there is lower
In Peoria, 24% of residents live below the poverty line, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Peoria. The town’s typical journey to work is 17 minutes. Employers in Peoria added 554 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 558.
| Peoria | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $29,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 22% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Peoria faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Peoria’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 80 of 100. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008. Expected losses in Peoria break down as 44% from inland flooding and 25% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Peoria: four seasons and hot summers
Only one of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare has a lower July high than Peoria. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 26° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Peoria is
The share of adults in Peoria who have diabetes: 16%. In Peoria, 23% of adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%).
| Peoria | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Peoria | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.1% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.2% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Peoria
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Peoria
About 0 of every 100 Peoria residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
Every workday, about 557 people come to Peoria for work
Where Peoria’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Peoria
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Peoria is a town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for the Peoria people, a tribe of Native Americans who were removed to Indian Territory from east of the Mississippi River during the 19th century. The territory had been occupied by the Quapaw people, who sold some of their land to the Peoria. As of the 2020 census, Peoria had a population of 126. The long decline of mining meant that jobs moved elsewhere.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
Questions about Peoria
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Peoria, OK a good place to live?
Peoria has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.