Will County, Illinois Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Will County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in People per household

Will County is 2nd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Will County is 2nd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home ownership rate

Will County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Will County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Will County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Current population (2012)

Will County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Households

Will County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Housing units

Will County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Will County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Main Cities Within Will County, Illinois

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 682,518 4th 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 836.9 13th 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 809.6 5th 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 8th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 27.9% 3rd 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.2% 101st 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.2% 17th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 31.3% 11th 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 81.4% 92nd 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 11.6% 14th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 28th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 4.9% 5th 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 86th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 22nd 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 16.1% 6th 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 66.4% 96th 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 50.3% 56th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 11.5% 5th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 238,371 4th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 12.2% 38th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 221,722 4th 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 84.5% 2nd 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $236,300 7th $198,500 $186,200
People per household 3.0 1st 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 1,085 2nd 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $30,199 6th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $76,453 5th $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 7.1% 97th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Will County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 13,911 4th 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 187,180 4th 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 53,097 4th 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $6,841,452 4th $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,211 46th $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,404,940 3rd $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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