Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL

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2023 Population

134,676

0.102% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ADick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

2.21% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13%

0.702% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$74,587

3.96% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

62,389

0.431% 1-year growth

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (42.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.5%), Other (Hispanic) (16.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.6%), and White (Hispanic) (9.02%).

30% of the households in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, 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.

90.3% of the residents in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL was 2 cars per household.

Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL borders Kankakee & Grundy Counties PUMA, IL, Kendall County PUMA, IL, Will County (Northwest)--Plainfield & Lockport Townships PUMA, IL, Will County (Northeast)--Frankfort, Homer & New Lenox (North) Townships PUMA, IL, and Will County (South) PUMA, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL is home to a population of 135k people, from which 90.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 15.4% of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL residents were born outside of the country (20.7k people).

In 2023, there were 2.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.9k people) in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 21.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL are Spanish (35,081 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (341 households), and Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (323 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

67,601

Women

50%

67,682

Men

50%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 135,283 inhabitants, with 50% men, and 50% women.

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Citizenship

90.3%

2023 Citizenship

90.5%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
56.9k ± 1.8k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
22.2k ± 1.51k
Other (Hispanic)
21.6k ± 2.18k

37%

Hispanic Population

49.8k people

37% of the people in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL are hispanic (49.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,901 ± 2,908 people
Cameroon
421 ± 503 people
Philippines
277 ± 408 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL was Mexico, the natal country of 15,901 Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL residents, followed by Cameroon with 421 and Philippines with 277.

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

20.7k people

15.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

20.5k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
35,081 households (27.5%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
341 households (0.268%)
Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
323 households (0.254%)

30% of the households in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. 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.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL was Spanish. 27.5% of the households in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,828 ± 352
Gulf War (2001-)
1,281 ± 289
Gulf War (1990s)
895 ± 214

Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL employs 62.4k people. The largest industries in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL are Construction (4,802 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,709 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,333 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($184,103), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($157,914), and Legal services ($132,860).

Males in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,558. The income inequality in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

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Women

N/A%

N/A

Men

N/A%

The workforce of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL.

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Occupations

62.4k

2022 Value

0.431%

1 Year growth

± 0.431%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,821 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,364 people), and Cashiers (1,828 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

62.4k

2022 Value

0.431%

1 Year growth

± 0.431%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL, are Construction (4,802 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,709 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,333 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL, though some of these residents may live in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

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

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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

2024 Election Results

N/AKamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
N/ARobert 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

N/ADick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

N/ATammy 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL are White (2,136 and 59.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (909 and 25.1%), Black or African American (278 and 7.69%), and Asian (132 and 3.65%).

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A 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 2,136 degrees mean that there were 2.35 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 909 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In false, 0% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL is $74,587. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL was Cook County (Northeast)--Northfield & New Trier Townships PUMA, IL with a value of $156,922, followed by Lake County (Southeast)--Vernon, Moraine & West Deerfield Townships PUMA, IL and Lake County (Southwest)--Ela, Fremont, Wauconda & Cuba Townships PUMA, IL, with respective values of $154,672 and $135,164.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL was Cook County (Northeast)--Northfield & New Trier Townships PUMA, IL with a value of $156,922, followed by Lake County (Southeast)--Vernon, Moraine & West Deerfield Townships PUMA, IL and Lake County (Southwest)--Ela, Fremont, Wauconda & Cuba Townships PUMA, IL, with respective values of $154,672 and $135,164.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$74,587

Median Household Income

± $2,284

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (6.18%)

In 2023, 79% of workers in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (6.18%).

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

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.5% of the workforce in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, 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 (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, 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 (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL (17.1k out of 132k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL is Hispanic, followed by White 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.

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.

Health

90% of the population of Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 21.7% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 8.77% on non-group plans, and 0.693% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1232 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1231 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1213 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 344 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,232 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,232 patients per year. This represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1,231 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

10%

Uninsured

47.7%

Employer Coverage

21.7%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

8.77%

Non-Group

0.693%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.