Joliet is a city in Will County, Illinois, home to about 150,445 people across 65 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 60421, 60431, 60432, 60433, 60435, 60436 and 60586, and parts of 60410, 60442, 60447, 60451 and 60560 are in Joliet too.
Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot across 7 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Joliet; also Elwood
Mostly Joliet; also Crystal Lawns
Mostly Joliet; also Ridgewood and New Lenox
Mostly Joliet; also Ingalls Park and Preston Heights
Mostly Joliet; also Sunnyland and Crystal Lawns
Mostly Joliet; also Rockdale and Preston Heights
Mostly Joliet; also Plainfield
Mostly Channahon; part is in Joliet
Mostly Manhattan; part is in Joliet
Mostly Minooka; part is in Joliet
Mostly New Lenox; part is in Joliet
Mostly Yorkville; part is in Joliet
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL32 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Joliet; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Joliet had 150,362 residents in the 2020 census, up 42% since 2000.
It’s the 4th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Will County grew from 74,764 residents in 1900 to 696,355 in 2020.
Will County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Joliet Brandon Rd Dam, IL weather station (about a mile away).
267,545 jobs at 17,085 businesses in Will County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,559 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Joliet’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 124 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 286 |
| Dentists | 118 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 256 |
| Mental health providers | 409 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 293 |
| Optometrists | 28 |
| Chiropractors | 45 |
| Pharmacies | 47 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (48 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (5 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1833.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Elwood CCSD 203, Laraway CCSD 70C, Joliet PSD 86 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood C C SchoolElwood | Pre-K–8 | 331 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Laraway SchoolJoliet | Pre-K–8 | 433 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Marycrest Early Childhood CenterJoliet | Pre-K | 142 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Rockdale Elem SchoolRockdale | Pre-K–8 | 257 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Troy Craughwell SchoolJoliet | Pre-K–4 | 526 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| A O Marshall Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 246 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Carl Sandburg ElementaryJoliet | K–5 | 371 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Charles Reed Elementary SchPlainfield | K–5 | 641 | Public | 9.0 mi |
| Crystal Lawns Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 328 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Edna Keith Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 402 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Farragut Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 568 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Forest Park Individual Ed SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 263 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Grand Prairie Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 494 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Isaac Singleton Elem SchJoliet | K–5 | 304 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Jones Elementary SchoolJoliet | K–4 | 553 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| Lynne Thigpen Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 620 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| M J Cunningham Elem SchJoliet | K–5 | 484 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Meadow View Elementary SchoolPlainfield | K–5 | 627 | Public | 8.7 mi |
| Pershing Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 621 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Ridge Elementary SchoolPlainfield | K–5 | 481 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| River View Elementary SchoolPlainfield | K–5 | 584 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Sator Sanchez Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 635 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| T E Culbertson Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 377 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Taft Elementary SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 424 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem SchJoliet | K–5 | 646 | Public | 9.9 mi |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 235 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Thompson Instructional CenterJoliet | K–8 | — | Alternative Education | 2.5 mi |
| Troy Heritage Trail SchoolJoliet | K–4 | 480 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Union Elementary SchoolJoliet | K–8 | 143 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Wesmere Elementary SchoolPlainfield | K–5 | 544 | Public | 6.8 mi |
And 24 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral of St Raymond SchoolJoliet | Pre-K–8 | 277 | Roman Catholic | 2.5 mi |
| Our Savior Lutheran Preschool & KindergartenJoliet | Pre-K–K | 8 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.8 mi |
| St Jude Catholic SchoolJoliet | Pre-K–8 | 171 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 mi |
| St Mary Nativity SchoolJoliet | Pre-K–8 | 139 | Roman Catholic | 2.8 mi |
| Vilaseca Josephine CenterJoliet | Pre-K–K | 8 | Roman Catholic | 2.6 mi |
| St Joseph AcademyJoliet | K–6 | 7 | Roman Catholic | 2.4 mi |
| St Paul the Apostle SchoolJoliet | K–8 | 145 | Roman Catholic | 1.9 mi |
| Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson SchoolJoliet | K–12 | 34 | Nonsectarian | 1.2 mi |
| Hopewell Career Academy - JoiletJoliet | 9–12 | 29 | Nonsectarian | 3.4 mi |
| Joliet Catholic AcademyJoliet | 9–12 | 598 | Roman Catholic | 3.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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