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Joliet township, Will County, IL

85,531 Population
35.3 square miles 2,424.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Will County: 39.4 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,112 ±$2,208 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Will County: $46,831 ±$983
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,597 ±$6,037 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Will County: $109,820 ±$4,177
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.7% ±4.3% (15,640  ±3,561) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Will County: 7.9% † 55,477 (±1.2% / ±8,691)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.8 minutes ±0.7 (978,945  ±39,265) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Will County: 31.4 9,493,250 (±0.4 / ±156,714)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

30,092 ±1,569 Number of households
  • Will County: 249,199 ±1,629
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (83,258  ±117) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Will County: 2.8 701,121 (±0 / ±265)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±3% (999  ±605) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Will County: 4.7% † 7,759 (±0.9% / ±1,477)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

32,053 ±1,557 Number of housing units
  • Will County: 257,267 ±191
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$207,000 ±$10,292 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Will County: $340,200 ±$4,515
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.9% ±3.4% (12,597  ±2,841.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Will County: 8.2% † 57,567 (±0.9% / ±6,588.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

76.1% ±5.1% (43,676  ±3,391.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Will County: 92.3% 445,223
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
15.1% ±2.4% (8,684  ±1,390.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Will County: 39.6% 190,895
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

24.6% ±2.7% (21,078  ±2,327) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Will County: 14.5% 102,794
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.4% ±1% (2,250  ±689) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Will County: 4.6% 25,293 (±0.5% / ±2,448)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,250 Total veterans ±689 2,250 Male ±689 N/A Female ±208

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