Will County Facts

Census Statistics

	Will County	Illinois
Population, 2003 estimate	586,706	12,653,544
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	16.8%	1.9%
Population, 2000	502,266	12,419,293
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	40.6%	8.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	8.4%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	30.0%	26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	8.3%	12.1%
Female persons, percent, 2000	50.1%	51.0%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	81.8%	73.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	10.5%	15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.2%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	3.6%	5.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.6%	1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	8.7%	12.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	77.4%	67.8%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	54.2%	56.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	7.1%	12.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	12.0%	19.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	86.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	25.5%	26.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	57,868	1,999,717
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	32.0	28.0?
Housing units, 2002	192,024	4,981,258
Homeownership rate, 2000	83.1%	67.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	13.9%	34.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$154,300	$130,800?
Households, 2000	167,542	4,591,779
Persons per household, 2000	2.94	2.63
Median household income, 1999	$62,238	$46,590
Per capita money income, 1999	$24,613	$23,104
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	4.9%	10.7%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	10,373	307,356
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	145,697	5,447,349
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	2.0%	-1.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	24,842	668,171
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	7,594,716	200,019,991
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	3,286,191	108,002,177
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$7,388	$8,992
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	9.6%	12.5%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	26.3%	27.2%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	8,440	60,971
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	1,302,078	70,275,202
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	837	55,584
Persons per square mile, 2000	600.1	223.4
Metropolitan Area	Chicago, IL PMSA	?
FIPS Code	197	17

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