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Will County

Illinois · 712,253 residents (2025 est.) · 836 sq mi
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Will County is a county of 701,462 people in Illinois. Few US counties rank higher on income. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. 199,196 more people live here than in 2000. Households here earn about 32% more than in Illinois as a whole. Households take in $109,984 a year at the median, 34% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,984, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Will County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population357,313 → 701,462 (+96%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share82.6% → 58.6% (−24.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 102 counties in Illinois

  • 4th in household income$109,984
  • 8th in share with a bachelor's degree37.5%
  • 6th in home value$319,600
  • 3rd in diversity score74.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
701,462
+40%since 2000
from 502,266 in 2000
712,253 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
839 / sq mi
+40%since 2000
from 601 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
+17%since 2000
from 33.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
836 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
323K426K529K633K736K19902000201020202024Will County
2024701K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(38,073)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(43,488)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(50,976)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(51,562)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(44,922)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(84,581)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(95,321)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.1%(99,085)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(91,187)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(62,342)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(29,671)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(10,254)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$109,984
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $62,238 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,516
+93%since 2000
from $24,613 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
66.9%
+17.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 4.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.416
+8%since 2010
from 0.384 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance9.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$319,600
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $152,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,462
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $630 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 83.1% in 2000
17.2% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.84 people
−8%since 2009
from 3.09 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.6%
−13.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
−9%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77.4%(388,523)
Black10.3%(51,980)
Hispanic / Latino8.7%(43,768)
Asian2.2%(11,021)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58.6%(411,061)
Black11.6%(81,162)
Hispanic / Latino19.8%(138,703)
Asian6.3%(43,981)
Other3.8%(26,555)
Diversity Score
75
+26%since 2009
from 59 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
40
−7%since 2020
from 43 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican16.4%(115,121)
Puerto Rican1.3%(8,992)
South American0.6%(4,090)
Central American0.5%(3,280)
Spaniard0.3%(2,220)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,501)
Cuban0.2%(1,435)
Colombian0.2%(1,195)
Ecuadorian0.1%(906)
Venezuelan0.1%(893)
Salvadoran0.1%(629)
Honduran0.1%(573)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(538)
Dominican0.1%(359)
Chilean0%(244)
Panamanian0%(206)
Bolivian0%(145)
Nicaraguan0%(138)
Argentine0%(135)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.9%(20,431)
Filipino1.2%(8,510)
Chinese0.7%(5,236)
Pakistani0.5%(3,582)
Korean0.2%(1,648)
Vietnamese0.1%(989)
Taiwanese0%(316)
Thai0%(246)
Laotian0%(226)
Cambodian0%(174)
Japanese0%(172)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Mongolian0%(155)
Uzbek0%(148)
Indonesian0%(114)
Sri Lankan0%(108)
Malaysian0%(90)
Nepalese0%(63)
Hmong0%(56)
Burmese0%(20)
Kazakh0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(119)
Tongan0%(108)
Samoan0%(93)
Fijian0%(24)
Ancestry
German16.5%(115,509)
Irish12.9%(90,437)
Polish10.4%(73,152)
Italian8.6%(60,547)
English5.4%(37,962)
Subsaharan African2.9%(20,201)
American2.5%(17,646)
Swedish1.6%(11,415)
Dutch1.3%(9,415)
Lithuanian1.3%(9,128)
Czech1.2%(8,326)
French1.2%(8,153)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1%(7,146)
Norwegian0.9%(6,403)
Greek0.7%(4,944)
Arab0.7%(4,683)
Croatian0.6%(4,455)
Ukrainian0.6%(4,361)
Slovak0.6%(3,952)
Russian0.5%(3,256)
Hungarian0.5%(3,237)
Nigerian0.4%(3,044)
Slovene0.4%(2,741)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(2,480)
Romanian0.3%(2,030)
Welsh0.3%(1,854)
Danish0.3%(1,813)
Austrian0.3%(1,791)
West Indian0.2%(1,674)
French Canadian0.2%(1,448)
Palestinian0.2%(1,406)
British0.2%(1,219)
Ghanaian0.2%(1,148)
Portuguese0.2%(1,070)
Serbian0.1%(931)
Lebanese0.1%(860)
Jamaican0.1%(792)
Canadian0.1%(689)
Swiss0.1%(581)
Finnish0.1%(565)
Belgian0.1%(545)
Haitian0.1%(484)
Macedonian0.1%(480)
Ethiopian0.1%(455)
Turkish0.1%(422)
Armenian0.1%(407)
Syrian0.1%(357)
Iranian0%(345)
Jordanian0%(332)
Bulgarian0%(330)
Moroccan0%(304)
Egyptian0%(282)
Brazilian0%(279)
Guyanese0%(144)
Kenyan0%(143)
Latvian0%(130)
Israeli0%(119)
Iraqi0%(103)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.5%
+12.0 ptssince 2000
from 25.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 86.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 7.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.4 min
+28%since 2000
from 24.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.9%
−8.6 ptssince 2009
from 81.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.0%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.7%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 70.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.3%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
13.5%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.0%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 7.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.2%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 9.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.1%
+8.4 ptssince 2017
from 85.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 94.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 90.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
77.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2016
from 80.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 11.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.3%(99,801)
Married55.3%(156,296)
Widowed2.3%(6,381)
Divorced7.1%(19,947)
Women 15+
Never married29.6%(84,711)
Married53.8%(154,005)
Widowed7.5%(21,582)
Divorced9.1%(26,202)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.2%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 9.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 69.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 78.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 26.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)23.1%(5,910)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(5,725)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.5%(8,552)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(985)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(480)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,531 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

Will County, decade by decade

Will County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990357,313$98,871$215,04618.0%38.0
2000502,266$113,376$277,25625.5%47.8
2010677,560$109,196$345,97630.7%63.6
2020696,355$110,053$290,16234.8%73.3
2024701,462$109,984$319,60037.5%74.8

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.

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Compare Will County to nearby counties

WILL COUNTY VS
Kankakee County
Income$71,281−35%
Home value$192,600−40%
Population105,525−85%
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WILL COUNTY VS
Grundy County
Income$92,235−16%
Home value$271,700−15%
Population54,052−92%
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WILL COUNTY VS
Kendall County
Income$111,601+1%
Home value$322,400+1%
Population145,470−80%
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WILL COUNTY VS
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Income$112,096+2%
Home value$391,400+22%
Population934,298+31%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Will County, Illinois?

Will County, Illinois has about 701,462 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Will County, Illinois?

The typical household in Will County, Illinois earns about $109,984 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Will County, Illinois expensive?

In Will County, Illinois, the median home is worth about $319,600, and the typical rent is about $1,462 a month.

How educated are people in Will County, Illinois?

About 37.5% of adults age 25 and over in Will County, Illinois hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Will County, Illinois?

About 7.3% of people in Will County, Illinois live below the federal poverty line.

Has Will County, Illinois grown since 1990?

Yes, Will County, Illinois has grown since 1990. The population has added about 344,149 residents, a change of about 96 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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