# Will County, Illinois demographics

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Will County, Illinois (county FIPS 17197) has a median household income of $109,984 (±$1,819) and a total population of 701,462 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 45 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 701,462 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39.1 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 244,273 | ±835 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $109,984 | ±$1,819 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $319,600 | ±$3,152 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,462 | ±$33 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 82.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 17.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 37.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 7.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 17197 |
| Land area | 835.88 sq mi |
| Water area | 13.35 sq mi |
| Population density | 839 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [60481](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60481) | 14.4% | 97.2% | Yes |
| [60442](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60442) | 8% | 100% | Yes |
| [60468](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60468) | 7.9% | 95.3% | Yes |
| [60421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60421) | 7.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [60401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60401) | 6.6% | 98% | Yes |
| [60449](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60449) | 5.8% | 98.7% | Yes |
| [60417](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60417) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [60423](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60423) | 4.3% | 94.7% | Yes |
| [60441](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60441) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [60491](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60491) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [60451](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60451) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [60410](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60410) | 2.4% | 83.3% | Yes |
| [60446](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60446) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [60448](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60448) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [60436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60436) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [60544](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60544) | 2.1% | 74.1% | Yes |
| [60404](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60404) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [60440](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60440) | 1.8% | 98.1% | Yes |
| [60433](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60433) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [60585](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60585) | 1.6% | 88.1% | Yes |
| [60586](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60586) | 1.5% | 73.3% | Yes |
| [60564](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60564) | 1.4% | 75.3% | Yes |
| [60435](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60435) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [60490](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60490) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [60431](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60431) | 1.1% | 73.7% | Yes |
| [60432](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60432) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [60484](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60484) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [60408](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60408) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [60950](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60950) | 0.6% | 6.4% |  |
| [60403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60403) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [60565](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60565) | 0.6% | 36.8% |  |
| [60447](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60447) | 0.5% | 5.6% |  |
| [60503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60503) | 0.4% | 72.3% | Yes |
| [60487](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60487) | 0.4% | 41% |  |
| [60407](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60407) | 0.3% | 20.7% |  |
| [60439](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60439) | 0.3% | 8.6% |  |
| [60940](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60940) | 0.2% | 2.4% |  |
| [60466](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60466) | 0.2% | 27.3% |  |
| [60475](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60475) | 0.2% | 31.5% |  |
| [60467](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60467) | 0.1% | 6% |  |
| [60517](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60517) | 0.1% | 9.5% |  |
| [60416](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60416) | 0.1% | 3.5% |  |
| [60477](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60477) | 0.1% | 3.7% |  |
| [60543](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60543) | 0% | 0.6% |  |
| [60471](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/60471) | 0% | 4.5% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:197&in=state:17
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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