Editing Joliet, Illinois (section)

===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>