Joliet

Population: 149,785
Median household income: $88,026
Median home value: $248,600

Located in Will County, Illinois, Joliet is a community with a population of 149,785. The median household income of $88,026 is below the Will County median ($107,799).

From 2019 to 2023, Joliet's population grew 1.3% from 147,826 to 149,785, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $181,100 to $248,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 43.5% of the population. 79.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 149,785
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $88,026
Median home value: $248,600
Median gross rent: $1,237
Housing units: 53,636
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

147,826149,785

Median household income

$70,509$88,026

Median home value

$181,100$248,600

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,237

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	147,826	$70,509	$181,100	$1,033
2020	147,323	$72,871	$193,100	$1,077
2021	150,323	$77,373	$204,800	$1,104
2022	150,221	$84,971	$233,800	$1,174
2023	149,785	$88,026	$248,600	$1,237

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,135	6.1%
5 to 17	29,128	19.4%
18 to 24	15,983	10.7%
25 to 34	20,036	13.4%
35 to 44	21,592	14.4%
45 to 54	22,097	14.8%
55 to 64	15,449	10.3%
65 to 74	10,501	7.0%
75 and over	5,864	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	65,105	43.5%
Black or African American	25,006	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	84	0.1%
Asian	2,981	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	384	0.3%
Two or more races	4,254	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51,970	34.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,449	15.1%
High school graduate	28,095	29.4%
Some college or associate's	29,084	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	15,295	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8,616	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58,480	79.7%
Carpooled	7,137	9.7%
Public transit	1,192	1.6%
Walked	552	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,354	7.3%
Other means	682	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,045	20.6%
15 to 29 min	24,162	35.5%
30 to 44 min	15,176	22.3%
45 to 59 min	6,539	9.6%
60+ min	8,121	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 11.0% (16,204 of 146,873)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,453	70.0%
Nonfamily households	15,195	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,648	94.4%
Vacant	2,988	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37,015	73.1%
Renter-occupied	13,633	26.9%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,512	69.9%
1-unit, attached	4,963	9.3%
2 to 4 units	4,555	8.5%
5 to 19 units	3,022	5.6%
20 or more units	3,227	6.0%
Mobile home & other	357	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1738570
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 66 sq mi
Water area: 0.74 sq mi
Center point: 41.5169, -88.1480