Romeoville, IL

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2024 Population

41,152

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

5.53%

4.59% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$106,325

6.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$257,100

4.85% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

23,471

2.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Romeoville, 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.

91.6% of the residents in Romeoville, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Romeoville, IL are Lewis University (2,074 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Romeoville, IL was $257,100, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Romeoville, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Romeoville, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Romeoville, IL is home to a population of 41.2k people, from which 91.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 20.8% of Romeoville, IL residents were born outside of the country (8.56k people).

In 2024, there were 2.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Romeoville, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.87k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.85k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.6%

2024 Citizenship

91.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.6% of Romeoville, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Romeoville, IL was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Romeoville, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 1.17k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.87k ± 1.04k
Other (Hispanic)
5.85k ± 1.29k

35.7%

Hispanic Population

14.7k people

35.7% of the people in Romeoville, IL are hispanic (14.7k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

20.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8.56k people

20.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.28k people

As of 2024, 20.8% of Romeoville, IL residents (8.56k 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 Romeoville, IL was 20.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
520 ± 184
Vietnam
352 ± 154
Gulf War (1990s)
141 ± 72

Romeoville, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

92.7% of the population of Romeoville, IL has health coverage, with 58.5% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 9.44% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.319% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 25.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.31%

Uninsured

58.5%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

9.44%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.319%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Romeoville, IL declined by 6.14% from 7.79% to 7.31%.

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

Economy

The economy of Romeoville, IL employs 23.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Romeoville, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,253 people), Manufacturing (3,235 people), and Retail Trade (3,162 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($79,207), Finance & Insurance ($75,214), and Public Administration ($74,815).

Employment

Occupations

23.5k

2024 Value

± 1,292

2.6%

1 Year growth

± 7.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Romeoville, IL grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 22.9k employees to 23.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Romeoville, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,754 people), Management Occupations (2,577 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,197 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Romeoville, 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

23.5k

2024 Value

± 1,292

2.6%

1 Year growth

± 7.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Romeoville, IL grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 22.9k employees to 23.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Romeoville, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,253 people), Manufacturing (3,235 people), and Retail Trade (3,162 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Romeoville, IL, though some of these residents may live in Romeoville, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,786

Median earning men ± $4,241

$39,574

Median earning women ± $3,808

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($86,908), Manufacturing ($72,769), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,588).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,978), Wholesale Trade ($65,000), and Construction ($61,414).

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.

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 Romeoville, 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 2024, universities in Romeoville, IL awarded 2,074 degrees. The student population of Romeoville, IL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,381 male students and 3,630 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Romeoville, IL are White (930 and 62.2%), Hispanic or Latino (298 and 19.9%), Asian (122 and 8.16%), and Black or African American (81 and 5.42%).

The largest universities in Romeoville, IL by number of degrees awarded are Lewis University (2,074 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Romeoville, IL are Computer Science (309 and 14.9%), General Business Administration & Management (167 and 8.05%), and Management Science (146 and 7.04%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $38,800.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Romeoville, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 7,011 (48.2% men and 51.8% 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 2024 there were 7,011 students enrolled in Romeoville, IL, 48.2% men and 51.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,035 records, of which 55.1% were women and 44.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Computer Science
207 degrees awarded
Management Science
139 degrees awarded
Data Science, General
122 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Romeoville, IL was Computer Science with 207 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Lewis University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,074 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lewis University with 2,074 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,033 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Romeoville, IL, which is 0.992 times less than the 1,041 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 930 degrees mean that there were 3.12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 298 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 ($38,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($400) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($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 Romeoville, IL was $257,100 in 2024, which is 0.773 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $245,200 to $257,100, a 4.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Romeoville, IL is 80.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Romeoville, IL have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Romeoville, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$257,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,983

$10,732

Median Property Taxes

±$679

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 Romeoville, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.7% of the housing units in Romeoville, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Romeoville, 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.

$106,325

Median Household Income

± $6,948

13.3k

Number of Households

± 904

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.3k households in Romeoville, IL grew to $106,325 from the previous year's value of $100,022.

The following chart displays the households in Romeoville, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (73.3%)
Worked At Home (11.8%)
Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in Romeoville, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.8%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

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

32.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Romeoville, IL have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.78% of the workforce in Romeoville, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Romeoville, IL (2.24k out of 40.6k 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 Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Romeoville, IL is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.