Bolingbrook

Population & Demographics

Bolingbrook, IL

Bolingbrook is home to 74,096 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,236 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
74,096
people
Population

74,096 residents

Median age 37.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bolingbrook population & demographics

Who lives in Bolingbrook — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
74,096
Median age
37.2yrs
Median household income
$108,400
Median home value
$314,700
Median gross rent
$1,749/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.6%
Poverty rate
9.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bolingbrook

How Bolingbrook breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White34.8%
Hispanic or Latino28.9%
Black17.7%
Asian14.1%
Two or more races3.9%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Bolingbrook

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bolingbrook.

Bolingbrook at a glance
Employed Residents
38,236
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bolingbrook proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bolingbrook commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

44 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bolingbrook

38,236 commutes, one dot at a time

Bolingbrook

Where 38,236 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bolingbrook, by worker count.

1Chicago23.8 mi6,473
2Bolingbrook0.0 mi4,355
3Naperville4.9 mi2,645
4Downers Grove8.1 mi1,303
5Romeoville4.1 mi1,145
6Aurora11.1 mi1,137
7Joliet11.2 mi976
8Woodridge4.4 mi797

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bolingbrook.

1Bolingbrook0.0 mi4,355
2Chicago23.8 mi3,890
3Joliet11.2 mi3,123
4Romeoville4.1 mi1,745
5Naperville4.9 mi1,741
6Aurora11.1 mi1,584
7Plainfield7.8 mi866
8Woodridge4.4 mi692

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bolingbrook’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
WSWholesale Trade14.8%
MFManufacturing14.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services13.8%
RTRetail Trade12.5%
TRTransportation and Warehousing11.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.6%
EDEducational Services6.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bolingbrook

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps69%
8 Gbps
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