Will County, Illinois
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Illinois Department of Public Health: 535 West Jefferson Street, Springfield
Population:
- Total Population: 502,266
- Males: 251,208
- Females: 251,058
Ethnicity:
- White: 388,386
- Black/African American: 51,398
- Hispanic: 44,138
- Native American/Eskimo: 617
- Asian: 11,116
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 89
- Other: 461
- 2 or more: 6,061
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (405,350)
- Spanish (32,350)
- Polish (3,440)
- Tagalog (2,370)
- German (1,985)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 35,715
- Mexico (15,910)
- Philippines (2,364)
- India (1,773)
- Poland (1,718)
- Germany (1,150)
- Italy (935)
- Canada (872)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (195,271)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (11,615)
- United Methodist Church, The (10,159)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (9,686)
- United Church of Christ (6,312)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 100,263
- Sensory: 10,330
- Physical: 24,099
- Mental: 13,227
- Self-care: 7,321
- Go outside home: 20,117
- Employment: 25,195
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 3,560
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 167,542
- Utility gas: 151,367
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,784
- Electricity: 11,231
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 324
- Coal or Coke: 10
- Wood: 166
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 441
- No fuel used: 219
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 314,569
- No vehicle: 11,747
- 1 or more vehicle: 302,822
Education Attainment:
- No School: 2,023
- No High School: 11,347
- Some High School: 27,463
- High School: 90,360
- Some College: 77,970
- Associate's Degree: 22,485
- College Degree: 55,308
- Master's Degree: 18,185
- Professional Degree: 4,082
- Doctoral Degree: 1,695
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 167,542
- Owners with phone: 138,765
- Owners without phone: 646
- Renters with phone: 26,526
- Renters without phone: 1,605
10 closest counties:
- DuPage County, Illinois
- Grundy County, Illinois
- Cook County, Illinois
- Kendall County, Illinois
- Kankakee County, Illinois
- Kane County, Illinois
- Lake County, Indiana
- Lake County, Illinois
- DeKalb County, Illinois
- Iroquois County, Illinois
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
60401, 60408, 60410, 60417, 60421, 60423, 60431, 60432, 60433, 60434, 60435, 60436, 60440, 60441, 60442, 60446, 60448, 60449, 60451, 60468, 60481, 60490, 60544, 60564
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WLRA (88.1 FM) ROMEOVILLE, IL
- WCSF (88.7 FM) JOLIET, IL
- WCCQ (98.3 FM) JOLIET, IL
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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