Justice is home to 12,324 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 28% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 4,339 people per square mile. Households here earn about 31% less than in Illinois as a whole. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,170, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Justice
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate4.9% → 19.4%(+14.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$80,551 → $57,170(−29%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants47.3% → 54.3%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)48.1%(130)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44.1%(119)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.4%(74)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.6%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 270 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Justice, decade by decade
Justice population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,137
$80,551
$218,646
11.6%
43.6
2000
12,193
$91,545
$255,578
12.9%
63.6
2010
12,926
$72,631
$312,889
16.1%
68.6
2020
12,600
$69,720
$224,833
18.8%
72.9
2024
12,324
$57,170
$238,400
21.0%
77.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
