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Will County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Will County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Will County is a large suburban county of 708,583 residents situated within the Chicago metropolitan corridor, with a median household income of $109,984 and a GDP per capita of $53,414. The labor force participation rate stands at 68.5%, with 36.5% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $50,903, pointing to a broad mid-skill workforce with relatively low poverty at 7.0%. Housing costs remain moderate at a $298,000 median home value and $1,413 median monthly rent, supported by an 82.8% homeownership rate, while the county posted 1.4% population growth over five years and carries a 4.8% unemployment rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

708,583

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$109,984

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.4% since 2018

Will County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone437,226 (62.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone83,066 (11.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race55,951 (8.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone51,630 (7.4%)
  • Asian Alone44,805 (6.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races24,866 (3.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish85,318
  2. 2.Other Indo-European16,779
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic12,411
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island7,199
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)5,001

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

13.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

25,531

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,414

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$46,216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance77,660
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services42,886
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)42,689
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)39,163
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities34,089

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations149,230
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations73,476
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations58,499
  4. 4.Service Occupations51,278
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations29,223

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.59×)33,385
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.30×)10,779
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)39,377
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)41,980
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.05×)25,242

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$298,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,413/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99947,138 (23.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99931,051 (15.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99928,695 (14.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99927,706 (13.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99924,848 (12.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9998,997 (4.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,903

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone258,587 (72.9%)
  • Worked At Home52,068 (14.7%)
  • Carpooled28,431 (8.0%)
  • Public Transit7,253 (2.0%)
  • Other3,677 (1.0%)
  • Walked2,646 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.