Joliet, Illinois Demographics

Joliet is 2nd in Illinois out of 307 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Joliet is 2nd in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Size in square miles

Joliet is 4th in Illinois out of 338 other cities in Current population (2012)

Joliet is 7th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Households

Joliet is 7th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Housing units

Joliet is 9th in Illinois out of 318 other cities in Retail sales

Joliet is 9th in Illinois out of 324 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Joliet is 16th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	148,268	4th	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	62.1	2nd	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,373.6	155th	231.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	8.9%	16th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.8%	35th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.4%	287th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.4%	268th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.3%	197th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	67.5%	273rd	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.0%	65th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	75th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.9%	165th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	126th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	65th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	36th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	53.0%	282nd	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.6%	238th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	14.5%	101st	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	51,285	7th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.0%	170th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	46,831	7th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.0%	169th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$188,700	182nd	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	3.1	35th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$22,826	242nd	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$60,528	160th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.0%	129th	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Joliet	Rank	Illinois	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,926	9th	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,985,326	9th	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,868	154th	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$564,300	2nd	$25,469,026	$613,795,732