Cities / Illinois / Joliet

Joliet, IL

150,445 people

Right Now

Weather

74.1°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 76°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Joliet and Will County)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 9.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MDW

25 mi — Chicago Midway International Airport

Population & People

Population

150,445

Median age

35.8

Median household income

$92,201

Poverty rate

11.1%

Unemployment rate

5.4%

Bachelor's degree+

25.5%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

34.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$265,800

Median gross rent

$1,276/mo

Homeownership rate

73.72%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,781

HUD Fair Market Rent (Will County, 8 mi from Joliet), 2026. Efficiency $1480, 1BR $1581, 2BR $1781, 3BR $2294, 4BR $2653. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

550.96

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

25 mi away

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

33 mi away

MKE

General Mitchell International Airport

99 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).