Will County, IL

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2024 Population

701,462

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

0.514% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.33%

5.33% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$109,984

2.03% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$319,600

7.25% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

361,706

0.508% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Will County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.1% of the residents in Will County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Will County, IL are Joliet Junior College (2,600 degrees awarded in 2023), Lewis University (2,231 degrees), and Governors State University (1,264 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Will County, IL was $319,600, and the homeownership rate was 82.8%.

Most people in Will County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Will County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Will County, IL borders Cook County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, and Lake County, IN.

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Population & Diversity

Will County, IL is home to a population of 701k people, from which 94.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.5% of Will County, IL residents were born outside of the country (94.4k people).

In 2024, there were 5.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (411k people) in Will County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 81.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 50k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%

2024 Citizenship

94.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of Will County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Will County, IL was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Will County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Will County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
411k ± 1.01k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
81.2k ± 961
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
50k ± 2.39k

19.8%

Hispanic Population

139k people

19.8% of the people in Will County, IL are hispanic (139k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Will County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
633,244 ± 19,044 people
India
161,770 ± 9,812 people
Poland
119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

Foreign-Born Population

13.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

94.4k people

13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

90.5k people

As of 2024, 13.5% of Will County, IL residents (94.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Will County, IL was 13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Will County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
8,414 ± 661
Gulf War (2001-)
5,910 ± 606
Gulf War (1990s)
4,154 ± 489

Will County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Will County, IL.

Economy

The economy of Will County, IL employs 362k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Will County, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (46,157 people), Retail Trade (42,689 people), and Manufacturing (39,163 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($121,658), Utilities ($118,105), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,778).

Employment

Occupations

362k

2024 Value

± 4,790

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 1.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Will County, IL grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 360k employees to 362k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Will County, IL, are Management Occupations (42,939 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (38,254 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (35,222 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Will County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

362k

2024 Value

± 4,790

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 1.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Will County, IL grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 360k employees to 362k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Will County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (46,157 people), Retail Trade (42,689 people), and Manufacturing (39,163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Will County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Will County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,671

Median earning men ± $1,389

$45,545

Median earning women ± $1,030

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,910), Public Administration ($100,788), and Information ($96,614).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,051), Public Administration ($70,775), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,063).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,499
Transportation and Warehousing
1,339
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,321
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.91M
Transportation and Warehousing
$1.59M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.56M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Will County, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Will County, IL awarded 7,266 degrees. The student population of Will County, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 10,277 male students and 14,161 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Will County, IL are White (3,738 and 57.9%), Hispanic or Latino (1,418 and 21.9%), Black or African American (734 and 11.4%), and Asian (273 and 4.23%).

The largest universities in Will County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Joliet Junior College (2,600 and 35.8%), Lewis University (2,231 and 30.7%), and Governors State University (1,264 and 17.4%).

The most popular majors in Will County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (607 and 8.35%), Computer Science (589 and 8.11%), and General Business Administration & Management (405 and 5.57%).

The median tuition costs in Will County, IL are $37,296 for private four year colleges, and $7,872 and $7,872 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Will County, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 24,438 (42.1% men and 57.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 24,438 students enrolled in Will County, IL, 42.1% men and 57.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 11,007 records, of which 58.9% were women and 41.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Computer Science
438 degrees awarded
Management Science
176 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
164 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Will County, IL was Computer Science with 438 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Will County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Joliet Junior College
2,600 degrees awarded
Lewis University
2,231 degrees awarded
Governors State University
1,264 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Joliet Junior College with 2,600 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 3,043 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Will County, IL, which is 0.721 times less than the 4,223 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,738 degrees mean that there were 2.64 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,418 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,296) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,448) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Will County, IL was $319,600 in 2024, which is 0.961 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $298,000 to $319,600, a 7.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Will County, IL is 82.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Will County, IL have an average commute time of 31.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Will County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Will County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.38%.

Housing

Property

$319,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,152

$202,150

Median Property Taxes

±$2,901

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Will County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Will County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.8%

Homeownership

2024

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.8% of the housing units in Will County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Will County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$109,984

Median Household Income

± $1,819

244k

Number of Households

± 3,674

In 2024, the median household income of the 244k households in Will County, IL grew to $109,984 from the previous year's value of $107,799.

The following chart displays the households in Will County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Will County, IL is from Illinois.

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.9%)
Worked At Home (14.7%)
Carpooled (8.02%)

In 2024, 72.9% of workers in Will County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.02%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Will County, IL have a longer commute time (31.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.7% of the workforce in Will County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Will County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Will County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Will County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Will County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.38%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

7.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Will County, IL (50.8k out of 693k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Will County, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 9.3% of the children was living in poverty in Will County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 163 in Will County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 6.54 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.8% of the population of Will County, IL has health coverage, with 60.7% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 9.86% on non-group plans, and 0.642% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Will County, IL see 1,849 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,849 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1667 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 514 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,849 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Will County, IL

Primary care physicians in Will County, IL see an average of 1,849 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,849 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Will County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.24%

Uninsured

60.7%

Employer Coverage

12%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

9.86%

Non-Group

0.642%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Will County, IL declined by 1.72% from 5.33% to 5.24%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Will County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 42.9 in Will County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Will County, IL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.6% in Will County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Will County, IL.