Demographics & Facts

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  • Will County, covering 850 square miles, is one of 102 counties in Illinois. It is part of the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
  • The County's population more than doubled (adding 349,049 residents) between 1985 and 2010, increasing from 328,511 to 677,560.  As of 2019, the County's population is 690,743.  (US Census Bureau)
  • The U.S. Census Bureau lists Will County as one of the 100 largest counties by population in the nation, and the 4th most populous county in Illinois.
  • The median family income is $90,134, sixth highest in Illinois (US Census 2019)
  • The median home value is $242,285.  (Zillow, Dec. 2020)
  • In 2019, Will County had a per capita personal income of $53,895, an increase of 3.2% from the previous year. (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
  • Between 2000 and 2020, the County added 66,915 single-family housing units. (US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
  • There are 15,093 businesses in the County that employ over 248,575 people.
  • The total amount of industrial square footage is more than 200 million square feet within 2,000+ buildings. (Costar)
  • From 2015 to 2020, jobs increased by 10.2% in Will County from 243,982 to 268,839.  This change outpaced the national growth rate of 3.1% by 7.1%.  As the number of jobs increased, the labor force participation rate decreased from 66.3% to 59.9% between 2015 and 2020.  
  • In 2019, 34.3% of the population age 25+ had a bachelor's degree or higher.  (US Census)
  • Will County is home to a number of higher education institutions: DeVry University, Governors State University, Joliet Junior College, Lewis University, Rasmussen University and University of Saint Francis. 


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