Language Spoken At Home in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 134,229 | 100% |
English only | 97,603 | 72.7% |
Language other than English | 36,626 | 27.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,782 | 12.5% |
Spanish | 30,013 | 22.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,695 | 10.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,969 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,211 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,791 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 757 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 853 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 119 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 147,098 | 100% |
American | 3,129 | 2.1% |
Arab | 629 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,783 | 1.2% |
Danish | 365 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,629 | 1.1% |
English | 6,682 | 4.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,931 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 324 | 0.2% |
German | 24,434 | 16.6% |
Greek | 1,210 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 959 | 0.7% |
Irish | 22,616 | 15.4% |
Italian | 13,511 | 9.2% |
Lithuanian | 1,671 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 1,737 | 1.2% |
Polish | 13,665 | 9.3% |
Portuguese | 105 | 0.1% |
Russian | 773 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 538 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 1,920 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 1,079 | 0.7% |
Subsaharan African | 1,146 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 2,591 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 168 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 131 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 297 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 101 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 46,875 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 34,343 | 73.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,988 | 42.6% |
Married-couple family | 24,823 | 53.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,516 | 31.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,033 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,306 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,487 | 13.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,166 | 8.9% |
Nonfamily households | 12,532 | 26.7% |
Householder living alone | 10,274 | 21.9% |
65 years and over | 3,537 | 7.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 21,600 | 46.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,414 | 17.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 144,190 | 100% |
Householder | 46,875 | 32.5% |
Spouse | 24,747 | 17.2% |
Child | 55,674 | 38.6% |
Other relatives | 10,031 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 6,863 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 3,212 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 52,899 | 100% |
Never married | 18,949 | 35.8% |
Now married, except separated | 27,439 | 51.9% |
Separated | 753 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,275 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 4,483 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 55,694 | 100% |
Never married | 17,553 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 26,844 | 48.2% |
Separated | 1,028 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 4,278 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 5,991 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,587 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 828 | 32.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 125 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,585 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,245 | 34.7% |
Less than 1 year | 179 | 5.0% |
1 or 2 years | 457 | 12.7% |
3 or 4 years | 249 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 360 | 10.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,245 | 100% |
Who are female | 775 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 942 | 75.7% |
School Enrollment in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 44,224 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,096 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 2,908 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,632 | 44.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,436 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 9,152 | 20.7% |
Educational Attainment in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 87,800 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,327 | 8.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,835 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 25,631 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 21,143 | 24.1% |
Associate's degree | 6,128 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,570 | 16.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,166 | 7.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.6% |
Veteran Status in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 101,515 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,478 | 6.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 144,823 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,315 | 8.5% |
Under 18 years | 45,394 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,428 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 88,213 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,921 | 7.8% |
65 years and over | 11,216 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,966 | 35.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 144,937 | 100% |
Same house | 127,132 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,377 | 12.0% |
Same county | 11,724 | 8.1% |
Different county | 5,653 | 3.9% |
Same state | 4,249 | 2.9% |
Different state | 1,404 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 428 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 147,098 | 100% |
Native | 125,176 | 85.1% |
Born in United States | 123,917 | 84.2% |
State of residence | 105,757 | 71.9% |
Different state | 18,160 | 12.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,259 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 21,922 | 14.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21,922 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,440 | 38.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,482 | 61.5% |
Year of Entry in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 23,181 | 100% |
Native | 1,259 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 50 | 4.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,209 | 96.0% |
Foreign born | 21,922 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 453 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 21,469 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Joliet City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21,922 | 100% |
Europe | 2,242 | 10.2% |
Asia | 2,561 | 11.7% |
Africa | 491 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 20 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 16,520 | 75.4% |
Northern America | 88 | 0.4% |