Mokena vs Shorewood

A side-by-side comparison of Mokena and Shorewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mokena has the higher population (19,906 vs 18,218 in Shorewood). Mokena has the higher median household income ($129,017 vs $122,648 in Shorewood). Mokena has the higher median home value ($377,100 vs $324,600 in Shorewood).

Population, income & housing

	Mokena	Shorewood
Population	19,906	18,218
Median age	44.1 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$129,017	$122,648
Median home value	$377,100	$324,600
Median gross rent	$1,405	$2,087
Housing units	7,459	6,916
Homeownership rate	90.7%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.5%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mokena	Shorewood
Population	20,674 → 19,906 (-3.7%)	17,164 → 18,218 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$109,108 → $129,017 (+18.2%)	$105,938 → $122,648 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$319,200 → $377,100 (+18.1%)	$262,600 → $324,600 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,085 → $1,405 (+29.5%)	$1,685 → $2,087 (+23.9%)

Mokena

Population

20,67419,906

Median household income

$109,108$129,017

Median home value

$319,200$377,100

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,405

Shorewood

Population

17,16418,218

Median household income

$105,938$122,648

Median home value

$262,600$324,600

Median gross rent

$1,685$2,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mokena	Shorewood
Under 5	4.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	16.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	13.9%
75 and over	6.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mokena	Shorewood
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	78.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mokena	Shorewood
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.6%
High school graduate	21.6%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mokena	Shorewood
Drove alone	73.0%	79.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.5%
Public transit	4.9%	1.3%
Walked	1.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	12.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mokena	Shorewood
1-unit, detached	72.6%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	15.1%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Mokena	Shorewood
Poverty rate	4.5%	5.0%
Average household size	2.75	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1996	2001