Will County, IL Demographic Data
Will County, IL Summary
Will County is located in Illinois
- Population: 682,518
- Area: 849.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 836.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.32 sq. miles
- Population Density: 803.69 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 702.10 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Will County, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
347,358
50%
50.8
Male
342,171
50%
49.2
Total Population
689,529
323,128,000
Will County, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
40,824
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
47,544
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
54,711
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
52,877
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
46,021
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
78,927
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
95,608
13.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
106,036
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
45,861
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
37,752
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
51,293
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
23,905
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8,170
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
512,171
74.3%
77.2
Female
260,561
50.9%
51.3
Male
251,610
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
483,230
70.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
106,207
15.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
83,368
12.1%
15.2
Female
46,436
55.7%
55.8
Male
36,932
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Will County, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
670,265
97.2%
96.8
White
505,732
73.3%
72.6
Black or African American
76,425
11.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,016
0.3%
0.8
Asian
38,308
5.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
17,285
2.5%
1.2
Chinese
4,385
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
7,382
1.1%
0.9
Japanese
265
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1,285
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,982
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
5,724
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
515
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
47,269
6.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
19,264
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
117,562
17.0%
17.8
Mexican
99,056
14.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
8,385
1.2%
1.7
Cuban
360
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,761
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
571,967
83.0%
82.2
Will County, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
17,555
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
21,805
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
118,831
26.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
96,962
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
37,071
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
99,347
22.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
55,981
12.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
39,360
8.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
408,192
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
155,328
34.7%
31.2
Will County, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
174,848
32.0%
33.7%
Now Married
289,762
53.0%
47.5
Divorced
50,105
9.2%
11.0%
Separated
7,241
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
24,494
4.5
5.8%
Will County, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
518,224
79.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
130,481
20.1%
21.6%
Spanish
78,039
12.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
27,213
4.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
17,312
2.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
7,917
1.2%
1.1%
Will County, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,647
3.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,750
2.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15,884
7.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
16,096
7.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
22,907
10.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
38,429
16.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
32,874
14.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
46,609
20.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
23,163
10.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19,709
8.6%
6.4
Median household income
81,438
57,617
Per capita income
33,945
31,128
Will County, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,439
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
31,194
9.0%
9.8
Construction
26,855
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
75,446
21.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
23,056
6.7%
6.6
Information
5,603
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
35,813
10.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16,578
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
38,259
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
12,145
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
43,793
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
25,724
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10,520
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
31,744
9.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
129,078
37.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
44,754
12.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
85,866
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
54,983
15.9%
18.1%
Will County, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
340,445
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
285,987
84.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
19,611
5.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13,032
3.8%
5.1
Walked
3,038
0.9%
2.7
Other means
3,963
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
14,814
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.2
26.6
Will County, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8,122
3.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
55,839
24.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
102,568
45.0%
37.1
3 or more
61,539
27.0%
21.0
Will County, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
228,068
94.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
183,930
80.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
44,138
19.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
13,749
5.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Will County, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
241,817
1 room
1,644
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
2,139
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
7,602
3.1%
9.1
4 rooms
24,696
10.2%
16.5
5 rooms
39,418
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
42,990
17.8%
17.8
7 rooms
39,745
16.4%
12.0
8 rooms
32,606
13.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
50,977
21.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Will County, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
241,817
1-unit, detached
182,113
75.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
28,192
11.7%
5.9
2-units
5,018
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,428
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,786
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,754
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
7,304
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
3,180
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
42
0.0%
0.1
Will County, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
17,702
7.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,094
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
16,386
6.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
20,178
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
34,791
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
22,636
9.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
54,330
22.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
64,023
26.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,714
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,963
0.8%
1.4%
Will County, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
206,931
90.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,552
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
16,720
7.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
109
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
109
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
38
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
210
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
399
0.2%
1.1
Will County, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
134,695
47295100.0
Less than $500
463
0.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
10,991
8.2%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
14,514
10.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
14,644
10.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
24,193
18.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
32,721
24.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
37,169
27.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
56,673
42.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
23,631
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
15,429
11.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9,023
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
29,314
21.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
625
0.0%
0.0%
Will County, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,697
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
209
0.5%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
837
2.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
1,702
4.1%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,831
6.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,648
15.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,873
33.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
15,597
37.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,441
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,109
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,645
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,747
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,727
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,961
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,274
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16,718
40.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,066
0.0%
0.0%
Will County, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
183,930
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,976
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
11,297
6.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
23,456
12.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
38,468
20.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
54,616
29.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
40,591
22.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10,194
5.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,332
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
224,600
205,000
