Joliet.
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Illinois·Will County
52 tracts·141K people·$266K median·2,138/mi²
White 44 · Hispanic 34 · Black 16 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 50 · Other 27 · Living alone 24
Health 29 · Retail 26 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 7 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 21 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 7 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Joliet is $265,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Joliet has 150,445 residents across 44 census tracts and 35 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.8; the population is 44.0% White, 34.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Black, 3.1% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 25.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Union Elementary School (56%), Troy Craughwell School (40%) and River View Elementary School (38%) lead the elementary schools; Troy Middle School (40%), Aux Sable Middle Sch (37%) and Drauden Point Middle School (36%) lead the middle schools; Plainfield South High School (28%), Joliet West High School (20%) and Joliet Central High School (10%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,276/month, 19% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Joliet is $92,201 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Joliet, median rent is $1,276/month and the median home value is $265,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Joliet reported 4.1 violent crimes and 10.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Joliet are cold wave (96), strong wind (79) and tornado (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Joliet, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).