Will County IL Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Will County Statistics


General Data Value
Metropolitan Area Code 16980
Fips County Code 17197
County Name Will
State Illinois
This table provides the FIPS code for Will County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data Population Rank
Population 2006 668,217 88
Population 2005 642,625 N/A
Population 2000 502,267 111
Population 1990 357,313 143
Represents population information for Will County IL for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data Cases 100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes N/A N/A
Murder 9 1.40
Forcible Rape N/A N/A
Robbery 173 26.92
Aggravated Assault 376 58.51
Total Property Crimes 4,724 735.11
Burglary 921 143.32
Larceny Theft 3,568 555.22
Motor Vehicle Theft 235 36.57
This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Will County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution Percent of Total
Construction 13.4%
Retail Trade 8.2%
Professional & Technical Services 4.2%
Health Care & Social Assistance 8.6%
Government 16.4%
This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Will County IL in 2005

Water Usage Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons) 2,094 Million
% From Groundwater 2.8%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply 42 Million
This table displays how much water Will County IL used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force 2006 2000 Change
Labor Force Population 345,717 278,741 66,976
Unemployed Population 14,703 11,333 3,370
Unemployment Rate 4.3% 4.1% 0.2
Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Will County IL. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution % Of Total Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under 7.5% 48,197
Age 5 to 14 15.9% 102,177
Age 15 to 24 14.1% 90,610
Age 25 to 34 15.9% 102,177
Age 35 to 44 16.5% 106,033
Age 45 to 54 13.6% 87,397
Age 55 to 64 8.5% 54,623
Age 65 to 74 4.4% 28,276
Age 75 and up 3.7% 23,777
This table provides the breakdown of Will County IL's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution % Of Total Est. Pop
Caucasian 84.2% 541,090
African American 10.7% 68,761
Asian American 3.4% 21,849
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3% 1,928
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1% 643
This table provides the breakdown of Will County IL's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats Value
Total Farm Earnings $2.36 Million
Farm Count 830
% of Farms Under 50 Acres 38.2%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres 20.8%
Total Farm Acres 265,490
Avg Farm Acres 320
Total Value of Farms $82.22 Million
Avg Value Per Farm $99,061
% From Crops 93.0%
% From Livestock 7.0%
Provides data reguarding Will County IL's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.

Places Located Within Will County IL

Ballou
Beecher
Bolingbrook
Braidwood
Channahon
Crest Hill
Crete
Custer
Custer Park
Du Page
Eagle Lake
Elwood
Frankfort
Goodenow
Green Garden
Homer Glen
Lemont
Lockport
Lorenzo
Manhattan
Mokena
Monee
Naperville
New Lenox
Peotone
Plainfield
Reed
Ritchie
Rockdale
Romeoville
Shorewood
Sollitt
Stateville
Symerton
Wesley
Wheatland
Will
Wilmington
Wilton
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