Minooka

Population: 12,632
Median household income: $122,163
Median home value: $288,600

Minooka is a community in Grundy County, Illinois, home to 12,632 residents. At $122,163, its median household income sits above Grundy County's $93,060.

Between 2019 and 2023, Minooka's population grew 13.9% from 11,094 to 12,632, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $212,500 to $288,600.

83.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2003.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,632
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $122,163
Median home value: $288,600
Median gross rent: $1,780
Housing units: 4,109
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,09412,632

Median household income

$92,902$122,163

Median home value

$212,500$288,600

Median gross rent

$1,233$1,780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,094	$92,902	$212,500	$1,233
2020	11,069	$97,097	$218,700	$1,640
2021	12,412	$105,905	$234,500	$1,633
2022	12,606	$119,730	$266,600	$1,622
2023	12,632	$122,163	$288,600	$1,780

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over1.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	954	7.6%
5 to 17	2,660	21.1%
18 to 24	1,363	10.8%
25 to 34	1,564	12.4%
35 to 44	2,024	16.0%
45 to 54	1,778	14.1%
55 to 64	1,326	10.5%
65 to 74	789	6.2%
75 and over	174	1.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,960	78.8%
Black or African American	595	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	33	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.2%
Two or more races	304	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,702	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	323	4.2%
High school graduate	1,848	24.1%
Some college or associate's	3,212	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,613	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	659	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,422	81.3%
Carpooled	348	5.2%
Public transit	46	0.7%
Walked	9	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	755	11.3%
Other means	93	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	921	15.6%
15 to 29 min	2,058	34.8%
30 to 44 min	1,382	23.4%
45 to 59 min	637	10.8%
60+ min	920	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 2.1% (264 of 12,614)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,264	79.9%
Nonfamily households	819	20.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,083	99.4%
Vacant	26	0.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,851	94.3%
Renter-occupied	232	5.7%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,445	83.8%
1-unit, attached	527	12.8%
2 to 4 units	129	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1749607
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 9.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 41.4476, -88.2842