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Population (year 2000): 21,153. Estimated
population in July 2005: 36,396 (+72.1% change)
Males: 10,658 (50.4%), Females: 10,495 (49.6%)
Will County
Zip code:
60446
Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $60,737 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,100 (year 2000)
Races in Romeoville:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
- Hispanic (13.1%)
- Black (5.4%)
- Other race (4.9%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Filipino (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.8%), Irish (19.3%),
Polish (15.7%), Italian (9.8%), English (5.0%), Czech (4.0%).
Elevation: 614 feet
Land area: 14.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Romeoville
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Romeoville village
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 6.3%
9.4% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America, 2.6%
Europe, 2.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +6,624 (+45.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Romeoville:
- PROVENA ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
JOLIET, IL)
- SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; JOLIET, IL)
- ROCK CREEK CENTER,THE (about 9 miles; LEMONT, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Romeoville:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 27 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 27 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 49 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Romeoville:
- CLOW INTL (about 4 miles; BOLINGBROOK, IL; ID: 1C5)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE,
IL; ID: LOT)
- JOLIET REGIONAL (about 10 miles; JOLIET, IL; ID:
JOT)
Amtrak stations near Romeoville:
- 9 miles: JOLIET (50 E. JEFFERSON ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: NAPERVILLE (E. 4TH & ELLSWORTH AVE.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
College/University in Romeoville:
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
2,974; Location: 500 S. Independence Blvd.; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.lewisu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Romeoville:
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 7 miles; JOLIET, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,361)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 10 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; LISLE, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,102)
- WHEATON COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WHEATON, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,684)
- COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 16 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL;
FT enrollment: 15,545)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
Public high schools in Romeoville:
- ROMEOVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,412;
Location: 100 N INDEPENDENCE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PHOENIX EXPERIENCE 99-365U (Students: 22;
Location: 636 DALHART AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Romeoville:
- BIBLE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 191;
Location: 301 NORMANTOWN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Romeoville:
- A VITO MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,294; Location: 590 BELMONT DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROBERT C HILL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 897;
Location: 616 DALHART AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- KENNETH L HERMANSEN ELEMENTARY (Students:
824; Location: 101 WESGLEN PARKWAY; Grades: KG - 05)
- IRENE KING ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 670;
Location: 301 EATON AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- VALLEY VIEW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 374;
Location: 753 LUTHER DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WILCO AREA CAREER CENTER (Location: 500 WILCO
BLVD; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Romeoville:
- ST ANDREW THE APOSTLE SCHOOL (Students: 269;
Location: 505 KINGSTOM DR; Grades: KG - 8)
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