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Will County, Illinois (IL)

County population in 2022: 696,757 (96% urban, 4% rural); it was 502,266 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 153,193
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 34,232
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 139,411
Renter-occupied apartments: 37,831 (it was 28,131 in 2000)
% of renters here:

17%
State:

33%

Land area: 837 sq. mi.

Water area: 12.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 833 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Will County: 100.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.7%), Retail trade (12.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.9%), Manufacturing (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 85%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Will County, IL (2022)
    • 410,10058.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 135,57119.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 79,52811.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 44,6936.4%Asian alone
    • 25,2563.6%Two or more races
    • 9980.1%Some other race alone
    • 3100.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 3010.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

39.2 years
Illinois median age:

39.1 years
Males: 348,498  (50.0%)
Females: 348,259  (50.0%)
Average household size:
Will County:

2.0 people
Illinois:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $96,668 ($62,238 in 1999)
This county:

$96,668
Illinois:

$76,708

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,163 (lower quartile is $893, upper quartile is $1,595)
This county:

$1163
State:

$1008


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $300,900 (it was $152,200 in 2000)
Will:

$300,900
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $216,600 - $412,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $341,136
Here:

$341,136
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $239,631
Here:

$239,631
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $239,357
Here:

$239,357
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,351
Here:

$200,351
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $168,162
Here:

$168,162
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $77,508
Here:

$77,508
State:

$78,855

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $1,010,793
Here:

$1,010,793
State:

$171,856

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,034
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $888

Institutionalized population: 6,353

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 29
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 63
  • Burglaries: 60
  • Thefts: 176
  • Auto thefts: 39

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 45
  • Robberies: 17
  • Assaults: 91
  • Burglaries: 198
  • Thefts: 382
  • Auto thefts: 78
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Health of residents in Will County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
73.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
40.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
58.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in Will County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
78.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
100.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 206 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1498 buildings, average cost: $279,100
  • 2021: 1496 buildings, average cost: $262,900
  • 2020: 1368 buildings, average cost: $256,600
  • 2019: 1181 buildings, average cost: $255,800
  • 2018: 1406 buildings, average cost: $249,000
  • 2017: 1219 buildings, average cost: $263,400
  • 2016: 1197 buildings, average cost: $265,400
  • 2015: 1073 buildings, average cost: $260,100
  • 2014: 1045 buildings, average cost: $269,100
  • 2013: 955 buildings, average cost: $266,100
  • 2012: 711 buildings, average cost: $260,400
  • 2011: 526 buildings, average cost: $242,800
  • 2010: 492 buildings, average cost: $243,400
  • 2009: 466 buildings, average cost: $234,200
  • 2008: 1152 buildings, average cost: $243,000
  • 2007: 2782 buildings, average cost: $240,400
  • 2006: 5547 buildings, average cost: $220,900
  • 2005: 8036 buildings, average cost: $201,400
  • 2004: 7603 buildings, average cost: $172,900
  • 2003: 8661 buildings, average cost: $156,600
  • 2002: 7966 buildings, average cost: $137,800
  • 2001: 7047 buildings, average cost: $130,200
  • 2000: 6478 buildings, average cost: $123,600
  • 1999: 7074 buildings, average cost: $116,400
  • 1998: 5810 buildings, average cost: $109,500
  • 1997: 4652 buildings, average cost: $111,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Will, IL residents
Average permit cost in Will, IL

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,892 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $6,247 (2.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Will, IL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Will, IL in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Will, IL in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.9%
Will County:

6.9%
Illinois:

11.9%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.2% for Black residents, 9.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.3% for American Indian residents, 16.2% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 9.4% for other race residents, 10.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.2 years old
(Males: 38.4 years old, Females: 40.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.1 years old, Black residents: 37.8 years old, American Indian residents: 37.4 years old, Asian residents: 39.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.1 years old, Other race residents: 32.2 years old)

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, Homer Glen, Romeoville, New Lenox, Goodings Grove, Lockport, Mokena, Crest Hill, Plainfield.

Will County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Will County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Will County: Glen D Palmer State Game Farm (A), Cedar Ridge Primitive Campground (B), Fox View Picnic Area (C), Tall Oaks Picnic Area (D), Tukaway Farm (E), Head of the Grove (F), Oswego Fire Protection District Station 4 (G), Bristol - Kendall Fire Protection District Station 2 (H), Joliet Fire Department Station 10 (I), Bristol - Kendall Fire Protection District Station 3 (J), Little Rock Fox Fire Department Station 2 Millbrook (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Marina Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Will County include: Oswego Prairie United Methodist Church (A), Plattville Lutheran Church (B), Emanuel Church (C), Helmar Lutheran Church (D), Landmark Missionary Baptist Church (E), Valley Baptist Church (F), Plano Christian Church (G), New Life Assembly Church (H), Lynwood Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wormley Cemetery (1), West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery (2), Sandy Bluff Cemetery (3), Plattville Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (4), Pavillion Cemetery (5), Oswego Township Cemetery (6), Cross Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Plano (A), Loon Lake (B), Beaver Lake (C), Milhurst Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morgan Creek (A), Clear Creek (B), Big Rock Creek (C), East Aux Sable Creek (D), Ackleys Run (E), Middle Aux Sable Creek (F), West Aux Sable Creek (G), Little Slough Creek (H), Rob Roy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Will County include: Klatt Field (1), Maramech Woods Nature Preserve (2), Millhurst Fen Nature Preserve (3), Yorkville Prairie Nature Preserve (4), Houses Grove Forest Preserve (5), Maramach Forest Preserve (6), Augusta Lake Park (7), Silver Springs State Park (8), Violet Patch Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Humboldt County, California , Cook County , Modoc County, California , Orange County, New York , Lucas County, Ohio , Ulster County, New York .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.0%
Illinois:

4.2%

Unemployment by year in Will, IL
County total employment by year in Will, IL
County average yearly wages by year in Will, IL

Current college students: 26,437
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 97,291 (56.7% naturalized citizens)

Will County:

14.0%
Whole state:

14.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 25,0072010 or later
  • 26,1042000 to 2009
  • 22,4031990 to 1999
  • 8,1081980 to 1989
  • 6,2691970 to 1979
  • 7,146Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%

Will County marital status for males Will County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 189,337
  • One, attached: 29,132
  • Two: 3,855
  • 3 or 4: 7,564
  • 5 to 9: 5,023
  • 10 to 19: 7,673
  • 20 to 49: 3,270
  • 50 or more: 5,176
  • Mobile homes: 3,445
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 110

Housing units in Will County with a mortgage: 134,628 (10,303 second mortgage, 429 home equity loan, 8,085 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,317

Here:

97.8% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Will County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic212,25239
Evangelical Protestant46,404188
Mainline Protestant31,31373
Other12,57420
Black Protestant7,42616
Orthodox1,5366
None366,055-
Will County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 85
Will County:

1.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Here:

0.07 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 32
This county:

0.48 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 122
Will County:

1.82 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 286
This county:

4.26 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Will County:

7.7%
Illinois:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Will County:

26.3%
State:

25.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.4%
State:

14.5%

Agriculture in Will County:

Average size of farms: 320 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $99,062
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $312.18
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.60%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $98,100
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 92.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $101,114
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.74%
Corn for grain: 114430 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5910 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 112650 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3,523 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acres

Tornado activity:

Will County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 3823667.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 30 fatalities and 358 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.

Earthquake activity:

Will County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 212.9 miles away from Will County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 187.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 212.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 245.2 miles away from Will County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW) earthquake occurred 211.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 17, 2013 to November 18, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4157: November 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4157, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
  • Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to October 05, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1800: October 03, 2008, FEMA Id: 1800, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 20, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1729: September 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1729, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Illinois Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 20, 2004 to April 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1513: April 23, 2004, FEMA Id: 1513, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3161: January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Will County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Snowstorms: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Will

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 229,478 (72.8%)
  • Carpooled: 25,004 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 919 (0.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 113 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 193 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 87 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,539 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 321 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 2,361 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 52,261 (16.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (39%)
  • India (12%)
  • Poland (6%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • Nigeria (2%)
  • Pakistan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Will County


  • Polish (9%)
  • German (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • American (4%)
  • African (3%)
  • English (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Will County, Illinois in 2010:

  • 3,160 people in state prisons
  • 2,098 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,507 people in college/university student housing
  • 742 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 246 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 227 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 195 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 132 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 94 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 92 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 41 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 9 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 4 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in Will County, Illinois in 2000:

  • 4,218 people in state prisons
  • 2,385 people in nursing homes
  • 1,226 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 384 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 374 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 307 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 279 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 170 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 117 people in other group homes
  • 115 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 61 people in religious group quarters
  • 19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $93,543.

6.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($73,828 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.75%
Illinois average:

5.09%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($43 average AGI)
Will County:

0.01%
Illinois average:

0.01%

5.36% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($59,002 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($14,782 average AGI)
Will County:

1.38%
Illinois average:

2.01%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cook County, IL  3.13% ($72,437 average AGI)
from DuPage County, IL  1.21% ($84,786)
from Kendall County, IL  0.22% ($76,171)
from Grundy County, IL  0.19% ($57,177)
from Kane County, IL  0.17% ($86,192)
from Lake County, IN  0.09% ($56,604)
from Kankakee County, IL  0.09% ($59,623)


6.85% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($78,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.85%
Illinois average:

6.10%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($42 average AGI)
Will County:

0.01%
Illinois average:

0.01%

4.16% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($41,788 average AGI)
2.68% relocated to other states ($36,858 average AGI)
Will County:

2.68%
Illinois average:

3.06%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cook County, IL  1.66% ($63,485 average AGI)
to DuPage County, IL  0.91% ($85,427)
to Kendall County, IL  0.39% ($81,662)
to Grundy County, IL  0.33% ($63,030)
to Lake County, IN  0.22% ($72,169)
to Kane County, IL  0.19% ($67,537)
to Kankakee County, IL  0.17% ($51,764)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.5

Births per 1000 population in Will County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Will County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Will County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Will County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Will County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Will County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Will County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Will County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Will County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 64,981 (55,012 aged, 9,969 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 13,738 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Will County, Illinois in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (6,277)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,493)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (5,135)
  • Unspecified dementia (3,044)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,820)
  • Congestive heart failure (2,262)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,940)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,851)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,482)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,449)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.33
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,404
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 112
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,330

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,478
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 544
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 72

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 34.7. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 21.9
  • Other - 12.8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 85.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 33.7
  • Suffocation - 22.1
  • Poisoning - 20.4
  • Other - 9.6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 696,757
  • Male householders: 120,748 (22,814 living alone), Female householders: 123,440 (27,977 living alone)
  • 140,414 spouses (139,804 opposite-sex spouses), 15,804 unmarried partners, (15,611 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 233,608 children (218,679 natural, 5,274 adopted, 9,655 stepchildren), 15,011 grandchildren, 6,306 brothers or sisters, 11,413 parents, 48 foster children, 8,961 other relatives, 12,920 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,084

Size of family households: 69,912 2-persons, 41,727 3-persons, 42,543 4-persons, 16,320 5-persons, 6,814 6-persons, 4,045 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 50,791 1-person, 10,317 2-persons, 1,170 3-persons, 483 4-persons, 66 5-persons.

115,574 married couples with children.
31,456 single-parent households (8,146 men, 23,310 women).

77.0% of residents of Will speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,452,389,000 ($2,366 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 47,311
Here:

74 per 1000 residents
State:

75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 16,678
Here:

26 per 1000 residents
State:

43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6,225
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +104,017
Here +162 per 1000 residents
State -31 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Will County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 41.57 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.1

Year house built in Will County, Illinois
  • Year house built in Will County, Illinois
  • 2,5342020 or later
  • 16,6532010 to 2019
  • 64,0282000 to 2009
  • 53,8611990 to 1999
  • 24,1491980 to 1989
  • 34,4551970 to 1979
  • 19,7281960 to 1969
  • 16,1551950 to 1959
  • 6,3001940 to 1949
  • 16,7221939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Will County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Will County, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Will County, Illinois
  • 2441 room
  • 6742 rooms
  • 3,2593 rooms
  • 13,0204 rooms
  • 28,3175 rooms
  • 39,5906 rooms
  • 32,8257 rooms
  • 32,0308 rooms
  • 52,2989+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Will County, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Will County, Illinois
  • 2,0721 room
  • 2,0962 rooms
  • 7,2543 rooms
  • 10,9764 rooms
  • 7,9965 rooms
  • 5,6626 rooms
  • 2,9517 rooms
  • 1,3838 rooms
  • 1,5419+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Will County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Will County, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Will County, Illinois
  • 430no bedroom
  • 1,6341 bedroom
  • 30,6492 bedrooms
  • 86,2783 bedrooms
  • 68,1494 bedrooms
  • 15,1175+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Will County, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Will County, Illinois
  • 2,167no bedroom
  • 8,2531 bedroom
  • 18,5552 bedrooms
  • 9,3973 bedrooms
  • 3,5314 bedrooms
  • 285+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Will County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Will County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Will County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4,098no vehicle
  • 43,3741 vehicle
  • 93,9152 vehicles
  • 41,7253 vehicles
  • 13,8274 vehicles
  • 5,3185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Will County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Will County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,247no vehicle
  • 20,0271 vehicle
  • 11,3362 vehicles
  • 3,8423 vehicles
  • 1,4234 vehicles
  • 565+ vehicles

92.0% of Will County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Illinois.

Will County:

92.0%
State average:

88.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 497,134
  • Other state: 94,581
  • Northeast: 11,564
  • Midwest: 37,991
  • South: 27,180
  • West: 17,846
Year householders moved into unit in Will County, IL
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Will County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 91.9%Utility gas
  • 5.6%Electricity
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 67.6%Utility gas
  • 28.1%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8,027
Here:

10.9%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,099
Here:

6.9%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,354
Here:

23.7%
Illinois:

27.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Will County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,865,000
  • Charges - Other: $65,929,000
    Other: $59,932,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,602,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,533,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $470,000
    Regular Highways: $468,000
    Parking Facilities: $399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $194,000
    Parks and Recreation: $176,000
    Regular Highways: $85,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,026,000
    Regular Highways: $10,968,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,615,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,788,000
    Police Protection: $2,811,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $602,000
    General - Other: $594,000
    Health - Other: $351,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Police Protection: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $68,915,000
    Police Protection: $61,994,000
    Health - Other: $59,413,000
    Health - Other: $57,130,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,740,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,294,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,512,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,972,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,638,000
    Regular Highways: $16,773,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $14,176,000
    General - Other: $13,659,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,018,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,364,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $11,098,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,795,000
    Financial Administration: $10,311,000
    Financial Administration: $7,607,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,845,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,748,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $8,709,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,466,000
    Public Welfare: $8,268,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,029,000
    Other: $2,898,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,469,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,466,000
    Other: $1,925,000
    Highways: $320,000
    Highways: $110,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $37,069,000
    Interest on Debt: $21,032,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $29,916,000
    Other: $25,141,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $780,198,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $594,726,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,465,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $444,024,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $268,129,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $135,699,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $133,549,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $131,399,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $129,250,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,046,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,605,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,581,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,078,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,070,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,168,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,830,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $83,291,000
    Police Protection: $34,943,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,092,000
    Police Protection: $8,742,000
    General - Other: $7,674,000
    Regular Highways: $5,403,000
    Regular Highways: $3,218,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,060,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Central Staff Services: $496,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Correctional Institutions: $139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $482,158,000
    Cash and Securities: $465,003,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,549,000
    Cash and Securities: $129,250,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,265,000
    Highways: $36,608,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,548,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,650,000
    Other: $7,232,000
    Other: $6,869,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,374,000
    Public Welfare: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare: $4,317,000
    Housing and Community Development: $71,000
  • Tax - Property: $199,300,000
    Property: $193,589,000
    Other License: $6,474,000
    Other License: $3,563,000
    Other Selective Sales: $108,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $133,174,000
    : $117,569,000

Will County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,865,000
  • Charges - Other: $65,929,000
    Other: $59,932,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,602,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,533,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $470,000
    Regular Highways: $468,000
    Parking Facilities: $399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $194,000
    Parks and Recreation: $176,000
    Regular Highways: $85,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,026,000
    Regular Highways: $10,968,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,615,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,788,000
    Police Protection: $2,811,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $602,000
    General - Other: $594,000
    Health - Other: $351,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Police Protection: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $68,915,000
    Police Protection: $61,994,000
    Health - Other: $59,413,000
    Health - Other: $57,130,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,740,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,294,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,512,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,972,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,638,000
    Regular Highways: $16,773,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $14,176,000
    General - Other: $13,659,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,018,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,364,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $11,098,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,795,000
    Financial Administration: $10,311,000
    Financial Administration: $7,607,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,845,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,748,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $8,709,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,466,000
    Public Welfare: $8,268,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,029,000
    Other: $2,898,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,469,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,466,000
    Other: $1,925,000
    Highways: $320,000
    Highways: $110,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $37,069,000
    Interest on Debt: $21,032,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $29,916,000
    Other: $25,141,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $780,198,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $594,726,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,465,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $444,024,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $268,129,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $135,699,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $133,549,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $131,399,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $129,250,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,046,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,605,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,581,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,078,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,070,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,168,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,830,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $83,291,000
    Police Protection: $34,943,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,092,000
    Police Protection: $8,742,000
    General - Other: $7,674,000
    Regular Highways: $5,403,000
    Regular Highways: $3,218,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,060,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Central Staff Services: $496,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Correctional Institutions: $139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $482,158,000
    Cash and Securities: $465,003,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,549,000
    Cash and Securities: $129,250,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,265,000
    Highways: $36,608,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,548,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,650,000
    Other: $7,232,000
    Other: $6,869,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,374,000
    Public Welfare: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare: $4,317,000
    Housing and Community Development: $71,000
  • Tax - Property: $199,300,000
    Property: $193,589,000
    Other License: $6,474,000
    Other License: $3,563,000
    Other Selective Sales: $108,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $133,174,000
    : $117,569,000

Will County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,865,000
  • Charges - Other: $65,929,000
    Other: $59,932,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,602,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,533,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $470,000
    Regular Highways: $468,000
    Parking Facilities: $399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $194,000
    Parks and Recreation: $176,000
    Regular Highways: $85,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,026,000
    Regular Highways: $10,968,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,615,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,788,000
    Police Protection: $2,811,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $602,000
    General - Other: $594,000
    Health - Other: $351,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Police Protection: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $68,915,000
    Police Protection: $61,994,000
    Health - Other: $59,413,000
    Health - Other: $57,130,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,740,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,294,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,512,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,972,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,638,000
    Regular Highways: $16,773,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $14,176,000
    General - Other: $13,659,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,018,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,364,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $11,098,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,795,000
    Financial Administration: $10,311,000
    Financial Administration: $7,607,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,845,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,748,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $8,709,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,466,000
    Public Welfare: $8,268,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,029,000
    Other: $2,898,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,469,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,466,000
    Other: $1,925,000
    Highways: $320,000
    Highways: $110,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $37,069,000
    Interest on Debt: $21,032,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $29,916,000
    Other: $25,141,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $780,198,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $594,726,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,465,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $444,024,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $268,129,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $135,699,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $133,549,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $131,399,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $129,250,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,046,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,605,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,581,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,078,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,070,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,168,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,830,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $83,291,000
    Police Protection: $34,943,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,092,000
    Police Protection: $8,742,000
    General - Other: $7,674,000
    Regular Highways: $5,403,000
    Regular Highways: $3,218,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,060,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Central Staff Services: $496,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Correctional Institutions: $139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $482,158,000
    Cash and Securities: $465,003,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,549,000
    Cash and Securities: $129,250,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,265,000
    Highways: $36,608,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,548,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,650,000
    Other: $7,232,000
    Other: $6,869,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,374,000
    Public Welfare: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare: $4,317,000
    Housing and Community Development: $71,000
  • Tax - Property: $199,300,000
    Property: $193,589,000
    Other License: $6,474,000
    Other License: $3,563,000
    Other Selective Sales: $108,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $133,174,000
    : $117,569,000

Will County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,865,000
  • Charges - Other: $65,929,000
    Other: $59,932,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,602,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,533,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $470,000
    Regular Highways: $468,000
    Parking Facilities: $399,000
    Parks and Recreation: $194,000
    Parks and Recreation: $176,000
    Regular Highways: $85,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,026,000
    Regular Highways: $10,968,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,615,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,788,000
    Police Protection: $2,811,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $602,000
    General - Other: $594,000
    Health - Other: $351,000
    Health - Other: $144,000
    Police Protection: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $68,915,000
    Police Protection: $61,994,000
    Health - Other: $59,413,000
    Health - Other: $57,130,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,740,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,294,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,512,000
    Correctional Institutions: $34,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,972,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,638,000
    Regular Highways: $16,773,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $14,176,000
    General - Other: $13,659,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,018,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,364,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $11,098,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,795,000
    Financial Administration: $10,311,000
    Financial Administration: $7,607,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,845,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,748,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $8,709,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,466,000
    Public Welfare: $8,268,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,029,000
    Other: $2,898,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,469,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,466,000
    Other: $1,925,000
    Highways: $320,000
    Highways: $110,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $37,069,000
    Interest on Debt: $21,032,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $29,916,000
    Other: $25,141,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $780,198,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $594,726,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,465,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $444,024,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $268,129,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $135,699,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $133,549,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $131,399,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $129,250,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,046,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,150,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,605,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $9,581,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,078,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,070,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,168,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,830,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $83,291,000
    Police Protection: $34,943,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $15,092,000
    Police Protection: $8,742,000
    General - Other: $7,674,000
    Regular Highways: $5,403,000
    Regular Highways: $3,218,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,060,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Central Staff Services: $496,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Correctional Institutions: $139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $482,158,000
    Cash and Securities: $465,003,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,549,000
    Cash and Securities: $129,250,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,265,000
    Highways: $36,608,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,548,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,650,000
    Other: $7,232,000
    Other: $6,869,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,374,000
    Public Welfare: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare: $4,317,000
    Housing and Community Development: $71,000
  • Tax - Property: $199,300,000
    Property: $193,589,000
    Other License: $6,474,000
    Other License: $3,563,000
    Other Selective Sales: $108,000
    Other Selective Sales: $16,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $133,174,000
    : $117,569,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 5,674
  • Number of aged recipients: 719
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,955
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,206
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,342
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,126
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,399
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,773
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 82 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3,027$184,1742,788$208,48822,763$212,385561$105,23719$1,847,789687$141,87985$157,882
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED203$177,182231$228,7231,936$218,18583$61,2537$380,42955$155,8732$235,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED533$186,486470$187,7875,987$219,981415$52,3283$214,000231$132,45033$71,485
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN292$177,390244$198,5783,316$212,99980$116,9501$405,00091$150,6704$73,250
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS133$179,15094$193,3191,424$213,38752$134,0770$035$156,5141$80,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 78 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED512$219,219455$246,4884$159,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED188$212,910271$239,87811$124,0001$152,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED109$199,954178$242,4102$173,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN35$197,42969$237,3042$151,5000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS18$296,16733$232,3642$213,0000$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Will, IL
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Will, IL - Value
Most common first names in Will County, IL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John2,44574.4 years
Mary2,41279.7 years
William1,61573.5 years
Robert1,49669.8 years
Joseph1,46975.1 years
James1,30470.3 years
Helen1,07980.5 years
George1,07675.7 years
Frank99277.2 years
Charles98473.3 years
Most common last names in Will County, IL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson63876.7 years
Smith54575.0 years
Anderson35976.8 years
Brown30072.6 years
Jones28374.0 years
Williams27469.6 years
Miller26675.0 years
Davis22273.7 years
Nelson17674.5 years
Wilson17072.9 years
Businesses in Will County, IL
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven21Knights Inn1
ALDI8Kohl's7
AMF Bowling1Kroger3
AT&T9LA Fitness3
Ace Hardware15La Quinta2
Advance Auto Parts8La-Z-Boy3
Aeropostale2Lane Bryant3
AmericInn1Lane Furniture6
American Eagle Outfitters2LensCrafters3
Ann Taylor1Little Caesars Pizza3
Applebee's4Long John Silver's4
Arby's4Lowe's2
Ashley Furniture2Macy's2
AutoZone9Marriott3
Avenue1Marshalls2
BMW1MasterBrand Cabinets24
Bakers1Maurices2
Bakers Square1Mazda1
Bally Total Fitness1McDonald's35
Barnes & Noble2Meijer3
Baskin-Robbins17Men's Wearhouse4
Bath & Body Works3Menards5
Bed Bath & Beyond3Motel 62
Best Western3Motherhood Maternity3
Blockbuster8New Balance3
Brookstone1New York & Co2
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards1Nike36
Buffalo Wild Wings4Nissan2
Burger King19Office Depot1
CVS14OfficeMax7
Caribou Coffee1Old Country Buffet1
Carson Pirie Scott2Old Navy2
Casual Male XL2Olive Garden2
Catherines2Outback1
Charlotte Russe2Outback Steakhouse1
Chevrolet7Pac Sun2
Chipotle2Panda Express8
Chuck E. Cheese's2Panera Bread6
Church's Chicken1Papa John's Pizza3
Circle K12Payless9
Cold Stone Creamery4Penske7
Coldwater Creek1PetSmart5
ColorTyme2Pier 1 Imports2
Comfort Inn3Pizza Hut10
Costco2Plato's Closet1
Cracker Barrel3Popeyes3
Cricket Wireless17Quiznos7
Curves12RadioShack9
DHL5Ramada2
Dairy Queen12Red Lobster3
Decora Cabinetry2Red Robin2
Dennys3Red Roof Inn2
Discount Tire7Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Domino's Pizza3SONIC Drive-In2
Dunkin Donuts32Safeway6
Eddie Bauer1Sam's Club2
Express2Sears7
Extended Stay America1Sephora2
Famous Footwear4Shoe Carnival1
Fashion Bug3Spencer Gifts1
FedEx91Sprint Nextel19
Finish Line2Staples4
Firestone Complete Auto Care8Starbucks26
Foot Locker3Steak 'n Shake4
Ford6Subaru1
Forever 211Subway48
GNC9Super 85
GameStop13T-Mobile25
Goodwill4T.G.I. Driday's3
Gymboree1T.J.Maxx1
H&M1Taco Bell17
H&R Block20Target8
Hilton4The Athlete's Foot2
Hobby Lobby2The Room Place3
Holiday Inn4Torrid1
Hollister Co.1Toyota3
Home Depot6Toys"R"Us3
Honda2True Value2
Hot Topic1U-Haul33
Hyundai2U.S. Cellular12
IHOP3UPS109
IKEA1Value City Furniture1
J. Jill1Vans4
JCPenney3Verizon Wireless6
Jewel-Osco14Victoria's Secret3
Jimmy John's2Volkswagen1
JoS. A. Bank1Vons6
Johnny Rockets1Walgreens25
Jones New York5Walmart8
Journeys2Wendy's14
Just Tires3Wet Seal1
Justice2White Castle8
KFC14Wingate1
Kincaid3YMCA6
Kmart3

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  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
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  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"