Romeoville

Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The village is located 26 mi (42 km) southwest of Chicago on the Des Plaines River. The population was 39,746 based on US Census Bureau 2019 projections.[4] It is located in the southwest suburban area of Chicago near Interstate 55 and Interstate 355.

According to the 2010 census, Romeoville has a total area of 18.759 square miles (48.59 km2), of which 18.44 square miles (47.76 km2) (or 98.3%) is land and 0.319 square miles (0.83 km2) (or 1.7%) is water.[5]

Romeoville is home to a National Weather Service forecast office, although bulletins issued by said office begin, "The National Weather Service in Chicago..."[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau,[8] Romeoville is a community of 39,793 people. There are 11,777 households in Romeoville with 8,974 of them being families. The median household income is $71,344.

Race The population of Romeoville identifies in the following way: 47.4% as White (non-Hispanic or Latino) 32.6% as Hispanic or Latino 11.6% as African American 6.5% as Asian 1.6% as two or more races 0.3% as some other race

Age The median age of Romeoville is 32.5. Detailed age breakdowns are as follows: <1-14 = 22.8% 15-24 = 17.7% 25-34 = 13.0% 35-44 = 15.2% 45-54 = 14.9% 55-64 = 7.4% 65+ = 9.0%

Romeoville is home to over 600 businesses.[9] In 2013, the village won a Gold Medal from the International Economic Development Council and Atlas Integrated in the High Performance Economic Development category. They earned the award by creating 1,560 jobs during 2012/2013, which was the most for a town with a population between 25,001 to 100,000.[10]

According to the village website,[11] the top employers in the village are:

Other major employers include Kehe Foods, FedEx Ground, and the Village of Romeoville.

Romeoville residents attend the following schools:

Valley View School District 365U

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202

Lockport Township High School District 205

Major highways in Romeoville include:

Interstate Highways Interstate 55 Interstate 355

US Highways Historic US 66

Illinois Highways Route 7 Route 53