COMPARING TWO PLACES
Crest Hill vs Joliet
PLACE A
Crest Hill, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Joliet, Illinois
Crest Hill is 86% smaller than Joliet. Joliet earns more, with a median household income $19,168 higher.
CREST HILLJOLIETDIFFERENCE
Total population20,695152,241−86% vs Joliet
Population density2,3062,302+3
Population growth-1.8%2.0%−3.8 pts
Median age39.135.8+3.3
Male56.3%50.4%+5.9 pts
Female43.7%49.6%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born12.3%15.5%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.5%44.0%+6.4 pts
Black15.0%16.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.0%34.2%−7.2 pts
Asian2.4%2.4%+0.1 pts
Other5.1%3.4%+1.7 pts
Median household income$73,033$92,201−$19,168
Per capita income$35,379$36,812−$1,433
Poverty rate12.0%11.1%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.405Even
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%25.5%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree9.4%10.0%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%5.5%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation58.2%69.2%−11.0 pts
Median home value$232,900$265,800−$32,900
Median gross rent$1,481$1,276+$205
Owner-occupied67.3%73.7%−6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.5%5.1%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.7%48.5%−2.7 pts
Average commute28.028.8−0.9
Worked from home6.2%8.8%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.9%1.3%−0.4 pts
Uninsured6.8%8.1%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025