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Area name: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Will County is $802 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $901 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1102 a month.
Cities in this county include: Joliet, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, New Lenox, Goodings Grove, Lockport, Mokena, Crest Hill, Plainfield, Frankfort.
2005 air pollution in Will County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 24 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 65 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 15.4 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 45 µg/m3. Above U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Cook County , DuPage County , Grundy County , Lake County, Indiana , Kankakee County , Kendall County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Will County: Lockport Golf and Recreation Club (A), Shady Oaks Camp (B), Lincoln Fields Station (C), Big Run Golf Club (D), Camp Crete (E), Plaines Station (F), Three Rivers Marina (G), Balmoral Woods Estates Country Club (H), Camp Thompson (I), Tamarack Fairways Golf Course (J), Mather (K), Des Plaines Game Farm (L), Des Plaines Wildlife Headquarters (M), Webster Siding (N), Hitts Siding (O), Green Garden Country Club (P), Ritchie Station (Q), Willow Run Golf Course (R), Naperbrook Golf Course (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Will County include: Homer Congregational Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Saint Patrick Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Saint John Church (E), First Church of the Nazarene (F), Primera Iglesia Bautista (G), Maranatha Baptist Church (H), Green Garden United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery (1), Abraham Lincoln National Cemtery (2), Hadley Cemetery (3), Klinger Cemetery (4), Star Grove Cemetery (5), Saint Peters Cemetery (6), Trinity Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Legion Lake (A), Scuds Lake (B), Milliken Lake (C), Rock Lake (D), Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond (E), Brandon Road Pool (F), Rip Slough (G), Doyle Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rayns Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B), Terry Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), North Fraction Run (E), Fiddyment Creek (F), South Branch Forked Creek (G), Hickory Creek (H), Long Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Will County include: Kankakee River State Park (1), Zalor County Forest Preserve (2), Keepataw County Forest Preserve (3), Des Plaines State Conservation Area (4), Plum Grove Forest Preserve (5), Raccoon Grove Forest Preserve (6), Renwick Community Park Complex (7), Romeoville Prairie County Forest Preserve (8), Runyon County Forest Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Will County: Lockport Golf and Recreation Club (A), Shady Oaks Camp (B), Lincoln Fields Station (C), Big Run Golf Club (D), Camp Crete (E), Plaines Station (F), Three Rivers Marina (G), Balmoral Woods Estates Country Club (H), Camp Thompson (I), Tamarack Fairways Golf Course (J), Mather (K), Des Plaines Game Farm (L), Des Plaines Wildlife Headquarters (M), Webster Siding (N), Hitts Siding (O), Green Garden Country Club (P), Ritchie Station (Q), Willow Run Golf Course (R), Naperbrook Golf Course (S). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Will County include: Homer Congregational Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Saint Patrick Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Saint John Church (E), First Church of the Nazarene (F), Primera Iglesia Bautista (G), Maranatha Baptist Church (H), Green Garden United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery (1), Abraham Lincoln National Cemtery (2), Hadley Cemetery (3), Klinger Cemetery (4), Star Grove Cemetery (5), Saint Peters Cemetery (6), Trinity Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Legion Lake (A), Scuds Lake (B), Milliken Lake (C), Rock Lake (D), Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond (E), Brandon Road Pool (F), Rip Slough (G), Doyle Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rayns Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B), Terry Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), North Fraction Run (E), Fiddyment Creek (F), South Branch Forked Creek (G), Hickory Creek (H), Long Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Will County include: Kankakee River State Park (1), Zalor County Forest Preserve (2), Keepataw County Forest Preserve (3), Des Plaines State Conservation Area (4), Plum Grove Forest Preserve (5), Raccoon Grove Forest Preserve (6), Renwick Community Park Complex (7), Romeoville Prairie County Forest Preserve (8), Runyon County Forest Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 26,437 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 35,715 (43% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.4%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Will County with a mortgage: 103,097 (10,127 second mortgage, 15,769 home equity loan, 392 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 24,083
Will County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 4.7 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 32 fatalities and 395 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Means of transportation to work
9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,797 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)Will County: 0.04%Illinois average: 0.19% 7.54% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($44,714 average AGI) 1.62% relocated from other states ($11,934 average AGI)Will County: 1.62%Illinois average: 2.13%
6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,132 average adjusted gross income)
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($193 average AGI)Will County: 0.03%Illinois average: 0.07% 4.55% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($31,938 average AGI) 2.20% relocated to other states ($22,001 average AGI)Will County: 2.20%Illinois average: 2.58%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 50,517 (43,482 aged, 7,035 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household type by relationship
110,997 spouses, 177,416 children (164,514 natural, 4,314 adopted, 8,588 stepchildren), 7,627 grandchildren, 3,352 brothers or sisters, 3,207 parents, 7,092 other relatives, 7,368 non-relatives
Size of family households: 43,144 2-persons, 30,004 3-persons, 32,659 4-persons, 16,771 5-persons, 6,324 6-persons, 2,772 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 29,795 1-person, 5,131 2-persons, 579 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.
88.0% of residents of Will County speak English at home. 7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $1,452,389,000 ($2366 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $37,577,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $842,289,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $328,179,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,455,000 Federal grants: $173,491,000 Federal procurement contracts: $31,051,000 ($13,730,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $66,923,000 ($7,556,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $24,689,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $869,688,000 Federal Government insurance: $274,423,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 41.57 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)
55% of Will County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $145,000
Parking Facilities: $234,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,643,000
Central Staff Services: $2,324,000
Police Protection: $12,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $21,092,000
Health Services - Other: $19,401,000
Police Protection: $18,006,000
Corrections - Other: $16,292,000
Welfare - Other: $12,508,000
Central Staff Services: $6,659,000
Regular Highways: $5,894,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,875,000
Financial Administration: $4,775,000
General Public Buildings: $2,428,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,371,000
Solid Waste Management: $557,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $392,000
All Other: $514,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,650,000
All Other: $10,928,000
Health & Hospitals: $7,930,000
Highways: $7,802,000
Public Welfare: $4,399,000
NEC: $3,649,000