Lockport

Population: 26,228
Median household income: $113,252
Median home value: $298,800

Lockport is a community in Will County, Illinois, home to 26,228 residents. At $113,252, its median household income sits above Will County's $107,799.

From 2019 to 2023, Lockport's population grew 3.6% from 25,307 to 26,228, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $242,600 to $298,800.

44.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,228
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $113,252
Median home value: $298,800
Median gross rent: $1,503
Housing units: 10,046
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,30726,228

Median household income

$90,475$113,252

Median home value

$242,600$298,800

Median gross rent

$1,241$1,503

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,307	$90,475	$242,600	$1,241
2020	25,499	$87,817	$244,900	$1,305
2021	26,070	$96,481	$256,400	$1,377
2022	26,119	$106,923	$287,600	$1,541
2023	26,228	$113,252	$298,800	$1,503

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,466	5.6%
5 to 17	4,985	19.0%
18 to 24	1,963	7.5%
25 to 34	3,637	13.9%
35 to 44	3,585	13.7%
45 to 54	4,108	15.7%
55 to 64	3,214	12.3%
65 to 74	2,136	8.1%
75 and over	1,134	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,237	84.8%
Black or African American	296	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	212	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.1%
Two or more races	1,119	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,333	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	542	3.0%
High school graduate	4,300	24.1%
Some college or associate's	5,059	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,228	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,685	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,543	80.0%
Carpooled	582	4.0%
Public transit	266	1.8%
Walked	86	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,831	12.7%
Other means	128	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,770	14.0%
15 to 29 min	3,791	30.1%
30 to 44 min	3,414	27.1%
45 to 59 min	1,525	12.1%
60+ min	2,105	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 6.0% (1,556 of 26,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,786	70.2%
Nonfamily households	2,884	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,670	96.3%
Vacant	376	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,087	83.6%
Renter-occupied	1,583	16.4%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached20.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,667	66.4%
1-unit, attached	2,012	20.0%
2 to 4 units	713	7.1%
5 to 19 units	594	5.9%
20 or more units	56	0.6%
Mobile home & other	4	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1744225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.5910, -88.0297