Romeoville

Population & Demographics

Romeoville, IL

Romeoville is home to 41,152 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,443 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
41,152
people
Population

41,152 residents

Median age 35.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Romeoville population & demographics

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

Population
41,152
Median age
35.5yrs
Median household income
$106,325
Median home value
$257,100
Median gross rent
$1,886/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.3%
Poverty rate
5.5%

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 Romeoville

How Romeoville 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).

White40.5%
Hispanic or Latino35.7%
Black14.3%
Asian6.1%
Two or more races3.2%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Romeoville

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 Romeoville.

Romeoville at a glance
Employed Residents
21,443
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Romeoville 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 Romeoville 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

37 / 100

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

Romeoville

21,443 commutes, one dot at a time

Romeoville

Where 21,443 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Chicago26.3 mi3,420
2Bolingbrook4.1 mi1,745
3Romeoville0.0 mi1,655
4Joliet7.0 mi1,094
5Naperville8.3 mi1,060
6Downers Grove11.9 mi529
7Woodridge8.2 mi496
8Aurora13.0 mi439

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Romeoville.

1Joliet7.0 mi2,419
2Chicago26.3 mi2,183
3Romeoville0.0 mi1,655
4Bolingbrook4.1 mi1,145
5Naperville8.3 mi648
6Aurora13.0 mi641
7Plainfield5.8 mi466
8Crest Hill4.8 mi364

Top industries

The sectors that employ Romeoville’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%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing21.8%
WSWholesale Trade17.0%
RTRetail Trade14.7%
MFManufacturing9.3%
EDEducational Services5.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.6%
COConstruction5.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Romeoville

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

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
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