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Will County, Illinois

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Table

Will County, Illinois
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
708,583
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
708,583
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
700,728
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
697,353
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
697,298
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
1.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 696,355
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 677,560
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.1%
Female persons, percent
50.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
77.4%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
20.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 25,760
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 13.0%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 256,045
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 82.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $298,000
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $2,201
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $934
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,413
Building Permits, 2023 1,338
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 241,310
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.86
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 96.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 93.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 36.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 6.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 68.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 63.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,979,489
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,301,332
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 6,136,820
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 14,025,845
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $20,093
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 31.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $107,799
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $46,216
Persons in poverty, percent
7.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 16,904
Total employment, 2022 252,744
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 13,847,964
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 60,577
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 13,686
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 8,361
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,903
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,869
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 9,785
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 422
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 12,188
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 833.1
Population per square mile, 2010 809.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 835.88
Land area in square miles, 2010 836.91
FIPS Code 17197
Value Notes

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Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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