Editing Will County, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 10167
|1850= 16703
|1860= 29321
|1870= 43013
|1880= 53422
|1890= 62007
|1900= 74764
|1910= 84371
|1920= 92911
|1930= 110732
|1940= 114210
|1950= 134336
|1960= 191617
|1970= 249498
|1980= 324460
|1990= 357313
|2000= 502266
|2010= 677560
|2020= 696355
|estyear=2023
|estimate=700728
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 16, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424084443/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|archive-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17101.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606133209/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17101.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> 2020<ref name="census.gov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Will County, Illinois |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/willcountyillinois/POP010220 |website=www.census.gov |access-date=August 29, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Will County, 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 – Will County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US17197&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</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) – Will County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US17197&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Will County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US17197&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|388,523
|455,577
|style='background: #ffffe6; |418,418
|77.35%
|67.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.09%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|51,980
|74,419
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79,256
|10.35%
|10.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.38%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|672
|814
|style='background: #ffffe6; |711
|0.13%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|11,021
|30,458
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42,416
|2.19%
|4.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.09%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|120
|104
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|536
|751
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,105
|0.11%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|5,646
|9,620
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,516
|1.12%
|1.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|43,768
|105,817
|style='background: #ffffe6; |130,851
|8.71%
|15.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.79%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''502,266'''
|'''677,560'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''696,355'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], there were 677,560 people, 225,256 households, and 174,062 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17197
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010309/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17197
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|809.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 237,501 housing units at an average density of {{convert|283.8|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17197
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201025/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17197
  |archive-date=February 12, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 76.0% white, 11.2% black or African American, 4.6% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 5.8% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 15.6% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 21.6% were [[German American|German]], 18.6% were [[Irish American|Irish]], 13.3% were [[Polish American|Polish]], 11.1% were [[Italian American|Italian]], 5.9% were [[English American|English]], and 2.1% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17197
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015920/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17197
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 225,256 households, 44.0% had children under 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 22.7% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age was 35.4.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $75,906 and the median income for a family was $85,488. Males had a median income of $60,867 versus $40,643 for females. The per capita income was $29,811. About 5.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.0% of those under 18 and 5.6% of those 65 or older.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17197
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025057/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17197
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>