People QuickFacts Romeoville Illinois Population, 2011 estimate 39,912 12,859,752 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 39,680 12,830,632 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.6% 0.2% Population, 2010 39,680 12,830,632 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.1% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 30.5% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 7.2% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.6% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 66.0% 71.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.8% 14.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.4% 4.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.0% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 29.9% 15.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 50.4% 63.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 89.3% 86.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 21.1% 13.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 38.5% 22.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.2% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 21.8% 30.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,742 770,388 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 35.6 28.1  Housing units, 2010 12,623 5,296,715 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 87.6% 68.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 9.0% 32.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $198,500 $198,500 Households, 2007-2011 11,625 4,773,002 Persons per household, 2007-2011 3.26 2.62 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $22,630 $29,376 Median household income, 2007-2011 $66,859 $56,576 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 9.0% 13.1%     Business QuickFacts Romeoville Illinois Total number of firms, 2007 2,682 1,123,817 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.7% 9.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.8% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5% 30.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 439,138 257,760,713 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 890,689 231,082,768 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 224,422 165,450,520 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $5,928 $12,947 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 52,075 25,469,026     Geography QuickFacts Romeoville Illinois Land area in square miles, 2010 18.44 55,518.93 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,152.2 231.1 FIPS Code 65442 17 Counties Will County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts