Editing Joliet, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 2558
|1850= 2659
|1860= 7104
|1870= 7263
|1880= 11657
|1890= 23264
|1900= 29353
|1910= 34670
|1920= 38442
|1930= 42993
|1940= 42365
|1950= 51601
|1960= 66780
|1970= 78827
|1980= 77956
|1990= 76836
|2000= 106221
|2010= 147459
|2020= 150362
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Joliet city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Joliet city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1738570&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Joliet city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1738570&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Joliet city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1738570&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|64,811
|78,159
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67,903
|61.02%
|53.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45.16%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|19,125
|23,025
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,814
|18.00%
|15.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.84%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|159
|192
|style='background: #ffffe6; |156
|0.15%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,190
|2,747
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,927
|1.12%
|1.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.95%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|14
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|103
|153
|style='background: #ffffe6; |464
|0.10%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,267
|2,097
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,567
|1.19%
|1.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19,552
|41,042
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50,510
|18.41%
|27.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.59%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''106,221'''
|'''147,433'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''150,362'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, 147,433 people, 48,019 households, and 34,900 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,288.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 51,285 housing units averaged 796 per square mile (307.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 67.48% White, 15.98% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.93% Asian, 11.34% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27.84% of the population.

Of the 48,019 households, 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were not families. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01, and the average family size was 3.56.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

In the city, the population is 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP1/1600000US1738570|title=Age Groups and Sex: 2010|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213102054/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP1/1600000US1738570|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For 2015, the [[median income]] for a household in the city was $60,976, and for a family was $69,386. Full-time, year-round working males had a median income of $51,082 versus $39,235 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,374. About 10.4% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US1738570|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213104101/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US1738570|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011, Joliet was the fastest-growing city in the [[Midwestern United States]] and the 18th-fastest growing city in the United States among incorporated places with more than 100,000 people.<ref name="census.gov">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2013/PEPANNRSIP.US12A |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200408/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2013/PEPANNRSIP.US12A |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2013 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |date=May 2014|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division |access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref>

===Religion===
According to the official website for the city of Joliet:
 <blockquote>
Joliet's diverse faith community represents over 60 denominations and offers residents services at more than 150 churches, synagogues, and houses of worship. Along with their spiritual offerings, these houses of worship enrich the Joliet area by providing some of the area's finest examples of Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, and Renaissance architecture. The spiritual community in Joliet welcomes newcomers with open arms, offering regular worship services and religious education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofjoliet.info/For-Residents/Worship.htm |title=City of Joliet: For Residents-Worship |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911192632/http://www.cityofjoliet.info/For-Residents/Worship.htm |archive-date=September 11, 2008 }}</ref>
</blockquote>

Joliet holds a very large Catholic population, and many Catholic institutions, including [[Joliet Catholic Academy]] and the [[University of St Francis]].