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Joliet

The city of Joliet is located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Joliet is the fastest-growing city in the Midwest.

There are approximately 105,000 people, 36, 000 households, and 25,000 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city is 69% White, 18% African American, 1% Asian, 8% from other races, and 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race are 18% of the population.

There are 36,000 households out of which 38.8% have children under the age of 18. The average household size is 2.81 and the average family size is 3.39. The median age is 31 years.

The median income is $47,761, and the median income for a family is $55,870.

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