Peoria, AZ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Median Age: 41.0 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,155.

Elevation: 1142 feet

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 85351, 85373, 85387

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $72,142 (it was $52,199 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $34,703 (it was $22,726 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $255,800 (it was $121,100 in 2000) Peoria:$255,800AZ:$223,400

About 1919 the Peoria Chamber of Commerce formed. It operated as the informal government body until Peoria was incorporated in 1954. The Peoria volunteer fire district formed in 1920 and remained all volunteer until the mid-1950s. The three-story Edwards Hotel was built in 1918, followed by the Mabel Hood building in May 1920 at the southwest corner of Washington Street and 83rd Avenue. The John L. Meyer or "flatiron" building was completed in June 1920 and the O.O. Fuel's Paramount Theatre in July 1920 (It served as Fire Station 1 from 1950 until 2004). The town's first newspaper, The Peoria Enterprise, was printed weekly from November 14, 1917, to April 1921.

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Important Links

National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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13260 N 94TH DR MEDICAL CENTER #3, STE 106 2.0 miles

13260 N 94TH DR MEDICAL CENTER #3, STE 106
PEORIA, AZ 85381
Categories: PEORIA AZ

14155 N 83RD AVE BLDG 8 STE 148 2.2 miles

14155 N 83RD AVE BLDG 8 STE 148
PEORIA, AZ 85381
Categories: PEORIA AZ

9494 W NORTHERN AVE STE 101 2.5 miles

9494 W NORTHERN AVE STE 101
GLENDALE, AZ 85305
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

10401 W THUNDERBIRD BLVD 3.1 miles

10401 W THUNDERBIRD BLVD
SUN CITY, AZ 85351
Categories: SUN CITY AZ

PO BOX 2123 3.2 miles

PO BOX 2123
SUN CITY, AZ 85372
Categories: SUN CITY AZ

5601 W EUGIE AVE STE 213 3.8 miles

5601 W EUGIE AVE STE 213
GLENDALE, AZ 85304
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

5750 W THUNDERBIRD RD STE E540 3.9 miles

5750 W THUNDERBIRD RD STE E540
GLENDALE, AZ 85306
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

5555 W THUNDERBIRD RD 4.0 miles

5555 W THUNDERBIRD RD
GLENDALE, AZ 85306
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

5410 W Thunderbird Rd Ste 101 4.1 miles

5410 W Thunderbird Rd Ste 101
Glendale, AZ 85306
Categories: Glendale AZ

9745 W Bell Road Ste 105 4.4 miles

9745 W Bell Road Ste 105
Sun City, AZ 85351
Categories: Sun City AZ

18301 N 79TH AVE STE D148 4.8 miles

18301 N 79TH AVE STE D148
GLENDALE, AZ 85308
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

10240 North 43rd Avenue Ste 3 4.9 miles

10240 North 43rd Avenue Ste 3
Glendale, AZ 85302
Categories: Glendale AZ

18701 N 67TH AVE 5.4 miles

18701 N 67TH AVE
GLENDALE, AZ 85308
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

6525 W SACK DR STE 306 5.6 miles

6525 W SACK DR STE 306
GLENDALE, AZ 85308
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

4810 W BEVERLY LN 5.6 miles

4810 W BEVERLY LN
GLENDALE, AZ 85306
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

18589 N 59TH AVE STE 101 5.9 miles

18589 N 59TH AVE STE 101
GLENDALE, AZ 85308
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

8260 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD STE 1 5.9 miles

8260 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD STE 1
PHOENIX, AZ 85033
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

12775 W BELL RD 6.6 miles

12775 W BELL RD
SURPRISE, AZ 85378
Categories: SURPRISE AZ

2860 W PEORIA AVE STE B 6.6 miles

2860 W PEORIA AVE STE B
PHOENIX, AZ 85029
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

20470 N LAKE PLEASANT RD 6.6 miles

20470 N LAKE PLEASANT RD
PEORIA, AZ 85382
Categories: PEORIA AZ

20280 N 59TH AVE STE 116 6.8 miles

20280 N 59TH AVE STE 116
GLENDALE, AZ 85308
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

7802 N 43RD AVE STE 5 6.9 miles

7802 N 43RD AVE STE 5
GLENDALE, AZ 85301
Categories: GLENDALE AZ

5259 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD STE 100 7.0 miles

5259 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD STE 100
PHOENIX, AZ 85031
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

12808 N BLACK CANYON HWY 7.1 miles

12808 N BLACK CANYON HWY
PHOENIX, AZ 85029
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

9305 W THOMAS RD STE 235 7.2 miles

9305 W THOMAS RD STE 235
PHOENIX, AZ 85037
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

2423 W DUNLAP AVE STE 150 7.3 miles

2423 W DUNLAP AVE STE 150
PHOENIX, AZ 85021
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

2338 W ROYAL PALM RD STE J 7.6 miles

2338 W ROYAL PALM RD STE J
PHOENIX, AZ 85021
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

2010 N 75TH AVE 7.7 miles

2010 N 75TH AVE
PHOENIX, AZ 85035
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

8101 N 19th Ave Ste A 8.1 miles

8101 N 19th Ave Ste A
Phoenix, AZ 85021
Categories: Phoenix AZ

5920 W MCDOWELL RD 8.4 miles

5920 W MCDOWELL RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85035
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

3501 W OSBORN RD 8.6 miles

3501 W OSBORN RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85019
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

14044 W CAMELBACK RD STE 226 8.7 miles

14044 W CAMELBACK RD STE 226
LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ 85340
Categories: LITCHFIELD PARK AZ

19636 N 27TH AVE STE 102 9.0 miles

19636 N 27TH AVE STE 102
PHOENIX, AZ 85027
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

5501 N 19TH AVE STE 208 9.1 miles

5501 N 19TH AVE STE 208
PHOENIX, AZ 85015
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

3532 W THOMAS RD ste 5 9.1 miles

3532 W THOMAS RD ste 5
PHOENIX, AZ 85019
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

19829 N 27TH AVE 9.1 miles

19829 N 27TH AVE
PHOENIX, AZ 85027
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

5201 N 19TH AVE STE 100 9.2 miles

5201 N 19TH AVE STE 100
PHOENIX, AZ 85015
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

3302 W THOMAS RD STE 10 9.3 miles

3302 W THOMAS RD STE 10
PHOENIX, AZ 85017
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

14418 W MEEKER BLVD STE 104 9.4 miles

14418 W MEEKER BLVD STE 104
SUN CITY WEST, AZ 85375
Categories: SUN CITY WEST AZ

9250 N. 3RD ST. #3017 9.7 miles

9250 N. 3RD ST. #3017
PHOENIX, AZ 85020
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

15351 W BELL RD STE 100 9.7 miles

15351 W BELL RD STE 100
SURPRISE, AZ 85374
Categories: SURPRISE AZ

14800 W Mountain View Blvd Ste 100 9.7 miles

14800 W Mountain View Blvd Ste 100
Surprise, AZ 85374
Categories: Surprise AZ

2910 N LITCHFIELD RD 10.0 miles

2910 N LITCHFIELD RD
GOODYEAR, AZ 85395
Categories: GOODYEAR AZ

13075 W MCDOWELL RD STE D106 10.0 miles

13075 W MCDOWELL RD STE D106
AVONDALE, AZ 85392
Categories: AVONDALE AZ

1522 N CAVE CREEK RD 10.0 miles

1522 N CAVE CREEK RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85020
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

13555 W MCDOWELL RD, STE 208 10.4 miles

13555 W MCDOWELL RD, STE 208
GOODYEAR, AZ 85395
Categories: GOODYEAR AZ

401 E BELL RD STE 18 10.5 miles

401 E BELL RD STE 18
PHOENIX, AZ 85022
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

5340 W BUCKEYE RD STE 3 10.6 miles

5340 W BUCKEYE RD STE 3
PHOENIX, AZ 85043
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

13677 W MCDOWELL RD 10.6 miles

13677 W MCDOWELL RD
GOODYEAR, AZ 85395
Categories: GOODYEAR AZ

3730 W HAPPY VALLEY RD STE 100 10.7 miles

3730 W HAPPY VALLEY RD STE 100
Glendale, AZ 85310
Categories: Glendale AZ

1507 N LITCHFIELD RD 10.8 miles

1507 N LITCHFIELD RD
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Categories: Goodyear AZ

7720 N 16TH ST STE 200 11.1 miles

7720 N 16TH ST STE 200
PHOENIX, AZ 85020
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

501 W VAN BUREN ST STE L 11.2 miles

501 W VAN BUREN ST STE L
AVONDALE, AZ 85323
Categories: AVONDALE AZ

7227 N 16TH ST STE 235 11.3 miles

7227 N 16TH ST STE 235
PHOENIX, AZ 85020
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

7227 N 16TH ST STE 150 11.3 miles

7227 N 16TH ST STE 150
PHOENIX, AZ 85020
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

9870 W LOWER BUCKEYE RD STE 170 AND 173 11.5 miles

9870 W LOWER BUCKEYE RD STE 170 AND 173
TOLLESON, AZ 85353
Categories: TOLLESON AZ

1717 E BELL RD 11.8 miles

1717 E BELL RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85022
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

PO BOX 18232 11.8 miles

PO BOX 18232
PHOENIX, AZ 85005
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

4635 N 14TH ST 11.9 miles

4635 N 14TH ST
PHOENIX, AZ 85014
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

2601 N 3RD ST STE 102 12.1 miles

2601 N 3RD ST STE 102
PHOENIX, AZ 85004
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

3131 E THUNDERBIRD RD STE A 13.0 miles

3131 E THUNDERBIRD RD STE A
PHOENIX, AZ 85032
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1701 E THOMAS RD STE 104 13.1 miles

1701 E THOMAS RD STE 104
PHOENIX, AZ 85016
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1441 N 12TH ST BLDG 405 13.2 miles

1441 N 12TH ST BLDG 405
PHOENIX, AZ 85006
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1300 N 12TH ST STE 617 13.2 miles

1300 N 12TH ST STE 617
PHOENIX, AZ 85006
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1300 N 12TH ST STE 520 13.2 miles

1300 N 12TH ST STE 520
PHOENIX, AZ 85006
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

3229 E GREENWAY RD STE 102 13.3 miles

3229 E GREENWAY RD STE 102
PHOENIX, AZ 85032
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1201 S 7TH AVE 13.4 miles

1201 S 7TH AVE
PHOENIX, AZ 85007
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

515 W BUCKEYE RD STE 202 13.4 miles

515 W BUCKEYE RD STE 202
PHOENIX, AZ 85003
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

6834 S 65TH DR 13.8 miles

6834 S 65TH DR
LAVEEN, AZ 85339
Categories: LAVEEN AZ

3102 E GREENWAY RD PO BOX 55030 13.9 miles

3102 E GREENWAY RD PO BOX 55030
PHOENIX, AZ 85032
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

515 N 18TH ST 14.2 miles

515 N 18TH ST
PHOENIX, AZ 85006
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1800 E VAN BUREN ST 14.3 miles

1800 E VAN BUREN ST
PHOENIX, AZ 85006
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1818 E SKY HARBOR CIR N STE 150 14.8 miles

1818 E SKY HARBOR CIR N STE 150
PHOENIX, AZ 85034
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1818 E SKY HARBOR CIR N BLDG 2 STE 150 14.8 miles

1818 E SKY HARBOR CIR N BLDG 2 STE 150
PHOENIX, AZ 85034
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

4902 E SHEA BLVD 15.1 miles

4902 E SHEA BLVD
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

4730 E Indian School Rd Ste 211 16.0 miles

4730 E Indian School Rd Ste 211
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Categories: Phoenix AZ

4501 E THOMAS RD STE 105 16.1 miles

4501 E THOMAS RD STE 105
PHOENIX, AZ 85018
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

2301 N 44TH ST 16.2 miles

2301 N 44TH ST
PHOENIX, AZ 85008
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

20950 N Tatum Blvd Ste 190 16.4 miles

20950 N Tatum Blvd Ste 190
Phoenix, AZ 85050
Categories: Phoenix AZ

5777 E MAYO BLVD 17.0 miles

5777 E MAYO BLVD
PHOENIX, AZ 85054
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

5064 E MCDOWELL RD 17.2 miles

5064 E MCDOWELL RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85008
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

6990 E SHEA BLVD STE 125 17.6 miles

6990 E SHEA BLVD STE 125
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

3930 E WATKINS ST STE 300 17.6 miles

3930 E WATKINS ST STE 300
PHOENIX, AZ 85034
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

10335 N SCOTTSDALE RD 17.9 miles

10335 N SCOTTSDALE RD
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

7425 E Shea Blvd Ste 108 18.2 miles

7425 E Shea Blvd Ste 108
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Categories: Scottsdale AZ

4100 E BROADWAY RD 18.5 miles

4100 E BROADWAY RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85040
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

3500 E SKY HARBOR BLVD 18.6 miles

3500 E SKY HARBOR BLVD
PHOENIX, AZ 85034
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

1724 W 4TH ST 18.8 miles

1724 W 4TH ST
TEMPE, AZ 85281
Categories: TEMPE AZ

7400 E OSBORN RD 19.2 miles

7400 E OSBORN RD
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

3271 N CIVIC CENTER PLZ STE 9 19.3 miles

3271 N CIVIC CENTER PLZ STE 9
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

1626 S PRIEST DR STE 100 19.8 miles

1626 S PRIEST DR STE 100
TEMPE, AZ 85281
Categories: TEMPE AZ

15223 N 87TH ST STE 110 20.0 miles

15223 N 87TH ST STE 110
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

8585 E HARTFORD DR STE 105 20.1 miles

8585 E HARTFORD DR STE 105
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

8989 E VIA LINDA STE 111 20.2 miles

8989 E VIA LINDA STE 111
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

914 N Scottsdale Rd Ste 104 20.4 miles

914 N Scottsdale Rd Ste 104
Tempe, AZ 85281
Categories: Tempe AZ

11250 N 92ND ST 20.4 miles

11250 N 92ND ST
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

2720 W BASELINE RD Ste 140 20.5 miles

2720 W BASELINE RD Ste 140
TEMPE, AZ 85283
Categories: TEMPE AZ

2727 W BASELINE RD STE 18 20.5 miles

2727 W BASELINE RD STE 18
TEMPE, AZ 85283
Categories: TEMPE AZ

7730 E MCDOWELL RD STE 101 20.6 miles

7730 E MCDOWELL RD STE 101
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85257
Categories: SCOTTSDALE AZ

1500 S MILL AVE 20.7 miles

1500 S MILL AVE
TEMPE, AZ 85281
Categories: TEMPE AZ

950 W SOUTHERN AVE 21.0 miles

950 W SOUTHERN AVE
TEMPE, AZ 85282
Categories: TEMPE AZ

940 E UNIVERSITY DR STE 105 21.0 miles

940 E UNIVERSITY DR STE 105
TEMPE, AZ 85281
Categories: TEMPE AZ

3244 S MILL AVE STE 103 21.5 miles

3244 S MILL AVE STE 103
TEMPE, AZ 85282
Categories: TEMPE AZ

1804 W ELLIOT RD 22.3 miles

1804 W ELLIOT RD
TEMPE, AZ 85284
Categories: TEMPE AZ

2330 S MCCLINTOCK DR 22.5 miles

2330 S MCCLINTOCK DR
TEMPE, AZ 85282
Categories: TEMPE AZ

1950 E SOUTHERN AVE, STE 101 23.3 miles

1950 E SOUTHERN AVE, STE 101
TEMPE, AZ 85282
Categories: TEMPE AZ

4910 E RAY RD STE 9 23.4 miles

4910 E RAY RD STE 9
PHOENIX, AZ 85044
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

15810 S 45TH ST Ste 110 23.9 miles

15810 S 45TH ST Ste 110
PHOENIX, AZ 85048
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

2435 E SOUTHERN AVE STE 5 24.0 miles

2435 E SOUTHERN AVE STE 5
TEMPE, AZ 85282
Categories: TEMPE AZ

16611 S 40TH ST ste 120 24.3 miles

16611 S 40TH ST ste 120
PHOENIX, AZ 85048
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

16515 S 40TH ST STE 113 24.3 miles

16515 S 40TH ST STE 113
PHOENIX, AZ 85048
Categories: PHOENIX AZ

2225 W SOUTHERN AVE 24.4 miles

2225 W SOUTHERN AVE
MESA, AZ 85202
Categories: MESA AZ

4959 W RAY RD STE 33 24.8 miles

4959 W RAY RD STE 33
CHANDLER, AZ 85226
Categories: CHANDLER AZ

1710 W SOUTHERN AVE 24.9 miles

1710 W SOUTHERN AVE
MESA, AZ 85202
Categories: MESA AZ

835 W UNIVERSITY DR 24.9 miles

835 W UNIVERSITY DR
MESA, AZ 85201
Categories: MESA AZ

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Drug Test Screening Panels Available In Peoria, AZ

We offer a 5-panel drug test, which screens for the following:

  • Amphetamines
  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • Opiates
  • PCP

We offer a 10-panel drug test which screens for the following:

  • Amphetamines
  • Barbituates
  • Benzodiazepines
  • cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • MDA
  • Methadone
  • Methaqualone
  • Opiates
  • PCP
  • Propoxyphene

We offer a 12-panel drug test which screens for the following:

  • Amphetamines
  • Barbiturates
  • Benzodiazepines
  • cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • MDA
  • Methadone
  • Methaqualone
  • Opiates
  • PCP
  • Propoxyphene
  • Meperidine
  • Tramadol

** Customized drug testing panels such as bath salts, synthetic marijuana, steroids and other drugs are also available.

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Our on-site drug testing services in Peoria, AZ include urine drug testing, which has a detection period of 1-5 days and hair drug testing which has a detection period of up to 90 days. Negative test results are generally available in 24-48 hours, when analyzed by our SAMHSA Certified Laboratories. Negative instant test results are available immediately, non-negative test results require laboratory confirmation.

Why Use On-Site Drug Testing in Peoria, AZ?

Time is money and when sending an employee to one of our many drug testing centers in Peoria, AZ would cause disruption to your business operations or affect your employees work productivity, conducting on-site drug testing will eliminate these issues.

Who Uses On-Site Drug Testing?

  • Construction Sites
  • Manufacturing Plants
  • Power Plants
  • Motor Pool Facilities
  • Car Dealerships
  • Trucking/Transportation Companies
  • Schools
  • Sports Venues
  • Hospitals
  • Oil & Gas Drillings Sites

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Accredited Drug Testing has trained and qualified collectors who also specialize in providing on-site drug testing services for all DOT modes to include:

Additional DOT Services:

  • DOT Consortium Enrollment
  • DOT Physicals
  • Supervisor Training
  • DOT Drug Policy Development
  • MVR Reports
  • Employee Training
  • Background Checks
  • FMCSA Clearinghouse Verification/Search

How To Schedule On-Site Drug Testing In Peoria, AZ?

Step 1 - Call our on-site coordinator at (800)221-4291

Step 2 - Have at least 10 employees needing to be tested (recommended)

Step 3 - Provide the date, location and time of the requested on-site drug testing services

In addition to on-site drug testing in Peoria, AZ, we also have drug testing centers available at the following locations.

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Local Area Info: Peoria, Arizona

Peoria /pi???ri?/ is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the State of Arizona. Most of the city is located in Maricopa County, while a tiny portion in the north is in Yavapai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. According to 2017 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 168,181. Peoria is currently the sixth largest city in Arizona for land area, and the ninth largest for population. It was named after Peoria, Illinois. The word "peoria" is a corruption of the Illini word for "prairie fire." It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, who share the Peoria Sports Complex. In July 2008, Money magazine listed Peoria in its Top 100 Places to Live.

Peoria sits in the Salt River Valley, and extends into the foothills of the mountains to the north. William John Murphy, who had worked on the Arizona Canal, recruited settlers to begin a community in Arizona, many of them from Peoria, Illinois. Albert J. and Elizabeth Straw were the first to establish residency in November 1886. They were followed by William T. and Sylvia Hanna, James M. and Clara Copes, and James and Ella McMillan, all from Peoria, Illinois relocate to what is now Peoria, Arizona. An old desert road connecting Phoenix to the Hassayampa River near present-day Wickenburg was the only major transportation route in the area until 1887, when a new road was laid out. Named Grand Avenue, this road angled through the newly designed town sites of Alhambra, Glendale, and Peoria and became the main route from Phoenix to Vulture Mine. The settlers filed Peoria's plot map with the Maricopa County recorder on May 24, 1897, naming the settlement after their hometown.

The original plot map of Peoria included east and west streets (from south to north) Monroe, Madison, Jefferson, Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, and Van Buren. Streets going north and south were (from west to east) Almond (present-day 85th Avenue), Peach (present-day 84th Avenue), Orange (present-day 83rd Avenue), Vine (present-day 82nd Avenue), Walnut (present-day 81st Avenue), the plot was roughly from present-day Peoria and 85th avenues to Monroe Street and 85th Avenue to Monroe Street and 81st Avenue to 81st Avenue and south of the Desert Cove alignment. On August 4, 1888, the Territory of Peoria, Arizona was granted a post office in its name and served a population of 27. Maricopa County supervisors defined the boundaries for School District Eleven, comprising forty-nine square miles, and the first class took place in an unoccupied brick store that faced north on Washington Street until Peoria's first school building, a one-room structure completed in 1891.

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Median Age: 41.0 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,155.

Elevation: 1142 feet

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 85351, 85373, 85387

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $72,142 (it was $52,199 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $34,703 (it was $22,726 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $255,800 (it was $121,100 in 2000) Peoria:$255,800AZ:$223,400

About 1919 the Peoria Chamber of Commerce formed. It operated as the informal government body until Peoria was incorporated in 1954. The Peoria volunteer fire district formed in 1920 and remained all volunteer until the mid-1950s. The three-story Edwards Hotel was built in 1918, followed by the Mabel Hood building in May 1920 at the southwest corner of Washington Street and 83rd Avenue. The John L. Meyer or "flatiron" building was completed in June 1920 and the O.O. Fuel's Paramount Theatre in July 1920 (It served as Fire Station 1 from 1950 until 2004). The town's first newspaper, The Peoria Enterprise, was printed weekly from November 14, 1917, to April 1921.

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