Will County, Illinois

46 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 698,450
Median household income: $107,799
Median home value: $298,000

Will County, Illinois counts 698,450 residents. 46 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $107,799 is above the Illinois median ($81,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Will County's population grew 1.3% from 689,315 to 698,450, while its median household income rose 24.0% from $86,961 to $107,799.

7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.86 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 698,450
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $107,799
Median home value: $298,000
Median gross rent: $1,413
Housing units: 252,684
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

689,315698,450

Median household income

$86,961$107,799

Median home value

$232,000$298,000

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,413

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	689,315	$86,961	$232,000	$1,176
2020	689,704	$90,800	$239,400	$1,183
2021	696,403	$95,751	$249,400	$1,229
2022	696,774	$103,678	$283,600	$1,342
2023	698,450	$107,799	$298,000	$1,413

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38,558	5.5%
5 to 17	129,047	18.5%
18 to 24	63,284	9.1%
25 to 34	83,470	12.0%
35 to 44	94,731	13.6%
45 to 54	100,110	14.3%
55 to 64	90,820	13.0%
65 to 74	60,431	8.7%
75 and over	37,999	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	417,514	59.8%
Black or African American	80,482	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	328	0.0%
Asian	41,812	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	0.0%
Some other race	2,012	0.3%
Two or more races	21,420	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	134,835	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39,727	8.5%
High school graduate	120,047	25.7%
Some college or associate's	137,321	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	106,194	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	64,272	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	262,187	74.3%
Carpooled	27,217	7.7%
Public transit	8,577	2.4%
Walked	2,753	0.8%
Bicycle	240	0.1%
Worked from home	46,876	13.3%
Other means	5,184	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60,916	19.9%
15 to 29 min	95,235	31.1%
30 to 44 min	71,899	23.5%
45 to 59 min	36,068	11.8%
60+ min	42,040	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 7.0% (47,993 of 689,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	179,954	74.6%
Nonfamily households	61,356	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	241,310	95.5%
Vacant	11,374	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	199,128	82.5%
Renter-occupied	42,182	17.5%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	188,943	74.8%
1-unit, attached	28,611	11.3%
2 to 4 units	11,265	4.5%
5 to 19 units	11,696	4.6%
20 or more units	8,880	3.5%
Mobile home & other	3,289	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17197
State: Illinois
Land area: 836 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 41.4485, -87.9785

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