Illinois · Census place 38570
Joliet city, IL
Quick answer
Joliet city has 149,785 residents, ranking #3 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $88,026, the median home is worth $248,600 and median gross rent runs $1,237 a month.
- Population
- 149,785Joliet city residents
- Median household income
- $88,026Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $248,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,237Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Joliet city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Joliet city median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11% of residents and 73.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Chicago city 2,707,648
- Aurora city 179,867
- Naperville city 149,424
- Rockford city 147,649
- Elgin city 114,106
- Springfield city 113,714
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