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Joliet, IL
Demographic Data




Joliet Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Joliet Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

150,489

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.1%
5 - 17:
19.4%
18 - 24:
10.7%
25 - 34:
13.4%
35 - 54:
29.2%
55 - 64:
10.3%
Over 65 Years:
10.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.9%
4.9%
84.9%
84.9%
25.0%
25.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Joliet
USA
$35,820
$35,820
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Joliet
USA
$88,026
$88,026
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Transportation
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Public Service
Finance
Wholesale
13.6%
13.6%
12.4%
12.4%
11.8%
11.8%
11.1%
11.1%
7.9%
7.9%
6.8%
6.8%
6.7%
6.7%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
43.5%
43.5%
34.7%
34.7%
16.7%
16.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Polish
Italian
English
African
Swedish
French
European
Croatian
Lithuanian
Slovene
Czech
Scottish
Dutch
Norwegian
Slovak
Greek
Nigerian
Ukrainian
12.4%
12.4%
9.2%
9.2%
7.6%
7.6%
6.1%
6.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.0%
3.0%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.6%
0.5%
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0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
French
Other Indo-European
Langs. of India
African languages
Tagalog
Chinese
Italian
Other Asian languages
Native American languages
Urdu
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Miao/Hmong
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Laotian
Russian
70.7%
70.7%
25.2%
25.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Joliet Residents

15.2%


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