COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bolingbrook vs Romeoville
PLACE A
Bolingbrook, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Romeoville, Illinois
Bolingbrook is 81% larger than Romeoville. Bolingbrook earns more, with a median household income $2,075 higher.
BOLINGBROOKROMEOVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population74,80341,281+81% vs Romeoville
Population density3,0042,137+868
Population growth0.8%0.5%+0.3 pts
Median age37.235.5+1.7
Male49.3%48.1%+1.2 pts
Female50.7%51.9%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born22.8%20.8%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.8%40.5%−5.7 pts
Black17.7%14.3%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.9%35.7%−6.7 pts
Asian14.1%6.1%+8.0 pts
Other4.4%3.5%+0.9 pts
Median household income$108,400$106,325+$2,075
Per capita income$42,112$37,771+$4,341
Poverty rate9.2%5.5%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.342+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%28.3%+11.3 pts
Graduate degree14.7%9.7%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%5.0%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation71.4%74.3%−2.9 pts
Median home value$314,700$257,100+$57,600
Median gross rent$1,749$1,886−$137
Owner-occupied79.1%80.7%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%3.4%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households52.4%57.4%−4.9 pts
Average commute30.032.3−2.2
Worked from home17.4%11.8%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work2.0%2.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured7.5%7.3%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025