Shorewood

Population: 18,218
Median household income: $122,648
Median home value: $324,600

Shorewood, a community in Will County, Illinois, has 18,218 residents. The median household income of $122,648 is above the Will County median ($107,799).

From 2019 to 2023, Shorewood's population grew 6.1% from 17,164 to 18,218, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $262,600 to $324,600.

Households average 2.76 people. The median gross rent is $2,087.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,218
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $122,648
Median home value: $324,600
Median gross rent: $2,087
Housing units: 6,916
Homeownership rate: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,16418,218

Median household income

$105,938$122,648

Median home value

$262,600$324,600

Median gross rent

$1,685$2,087

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,164	$105,938	$262,600	$1,685
2020	17,303	$106,341	$268,600	$1,763
2021	17,947	$111,560	$273,100	$1,638
2022	18,109	$119,904	$304,000	$1,970
2023	18,218	$122,648	$324,600	$2,087

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	555	3.0%
5 to 17	3,329	18.3%
18 to 24	1,365	7.5%
25 to 34	1,678	9.2%
35 to 44	2,322	12.7%
45 to 54	2,498	13.7%
55 to 64	2,652	14.6%
65 to 74	2,541	13.9%
75 and over	1,278	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,248	78.2%
Black or African American	709	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	512	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	268	1.5%
Two or more races	302	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,179	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	462	3.6%
High school graduate	3,352	25.8%
Some college or associate's	3,833	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,205	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,117	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,809	79.4%
Carpooled	470	5.5%
Public transit	111	1.3%
Walked	125	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,030	12.0%
Other means	33	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,334	17.7%
15 to 29 min	2,914	38.6%
30 to 44 min	1,523	20.2%
45 to 59 min	712	9.4%
60+ min	1,065	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 5.0% (910 of 18,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,876	74.0%
Nonfamily households	1,715	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,591	95.3%
Vacant	325	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,297	95.5%
Renter-occupied	294	4.5%

1-unit, detached79.3%

1-unit, attached15.1%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,485	79.3%
1-unit, attached	1,046	15.1%
2 to 4 units	54	0.8%
5 to 19 units	17	0.2%
20 or more units	227	3.3%
Mobile home & other	87	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1769758
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 8.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 41.5175, -88.2152