Mokena

Population: 19,906
Median household income: $129,017
Median home value: $377,100

Mokena, a community in Will County, Illinois, has 19,906 residents. Its median household income of $129,017 runs above the Will County figure of $107,799.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mokena's population declined 3.7% from 20,674 to 19,906, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $319,200 to $377,100.

The median resident is 44.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,906
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $129,017
Median home value: $377,100
Median gross rent: $1,405
Housing units: 7,459
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,674	$109,108	$319,200	$1,085
2020	20,720	$109,935	$317,000	$1,182
2021	19,897	$114,455	$324,000	$1,242
2022	19,886	$122,235	$369,200	$1,360
2023	19,906	$129,017	$377,100	$1,405

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	918	4.6%
5 to 17	3,556	17.9%
18 to 24	1,607	8.1%
25 to 34	1,971	9.9%
35 to 44	2,150	10.8%
45 to 54	3,210	16.1%
55 to 64	3,199	16.1%
65 to 74	2,004	10.1%
75 and over	1,291	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,632	88.6%
Black or African American	307	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	206	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	498	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,263	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	294	2.1%
High school graduate	2,989	21.6%
Some college or associate's	4,390	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,884	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,268	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit4.9%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,878	73.0%
Carpooled	448	4.1%
Public transit	528	4.9%
Walked	209	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,613	14.9%
Other means	120	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,852	20.2%
15 to 29 min	2,605	28.4%
30 to 44 min	2,200	24.0%
45 to 59 min	1,176	12.8%
60+ min	1,350	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 4.5% (902 of 19,906)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,532	76.5%
Nonfamily households	1,695	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,227	96.9%
Vacant	232	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,554	90.7%
Renter-occupied	673	9.3%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached16.2%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,418	72.6%
1-unit, attached	1,212	16.2%
2 to 4 units	326	4.4%
5 to 19 units	417	5.6%
20 or more units	63	0.8%
Mobile home & other	23	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1749854
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 8.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5299, -87.8777