Frankfort vs Romeoville

A side-by-side comparison of Frankfort and Romeoville: population, income, housing, and more.

Frankfort and Romeoville are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Romeoville has the higher population (40,996 vs 20,417 in Frankfort). Frankfort has the higher median household income ($153,714 vs $100,022 in Romeoville). Frankfort has the higher median home value ($461,600 vs $245,200 in Romeoville).

Population, income & housing

	Frankfort	Romeoville
Population	20,417	40,996
Median age	41.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$153,714	$100,022
Median home value	$461,600	$245,200
Median gross rent	$2,175	$1,892
Housing units	6,922	13,662
Homeownership rate	94.7%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.2%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frankfort	Romeoville
Population	18,999 → 20,417 (+7.5%)	39,666 → 40,996 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$139,145 → $153,714 (+10.5%)	$79,183 → $100,022 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$384,900 → $461,600 (+19.9%)	$186,100 → $245,200 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,240 → $2,175 (+75.4%)	$1,552 → $1,892 (+21.9%)

Frankfort

Population

18,99920,417

Median household income

$139,145$153,714

Median home value

$384,900$461,600

Median gross rent

$1,240$2,175

Romeoville

Population

39,66640,996

Median household income

$79,183$100,022

Median home value

$186,100$245,200

Median gross rent

$1,552$1,892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frankfort	Romeoville
Under 5	5.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	12.3%
25 to 34	6.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	5.8%
75 and over	6.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frankfort	Romeoville
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	42.7%
Black or African American	10.8%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frankfort	Romeoville
No high school diploma	1.7%	16.7%
High school graduate	15.8%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frankfort	Romeoville
Drove alone	71.8%	72.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	12.7%
Public transit	4.3%	2.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.4%	10.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frankfort	Romeoville
1-unit, detached	81.7%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	13.9%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.1%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Frankfort	Romeoville
Poverty rate	4.4%	5.8%
Average household size	3.08	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	2000	1998