Census place 1744225

Lockport

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Lockport city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Lockport.

According to the 2025 estimate, Lockport has a population of 27,822 and 2,356 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 225 covered Illinois places are: typical commute is 35.3 minutes, above the comparison median of 27.8 minutes; median household income is $111,981, above the comparison median of $90,282; and median home value is $316,000, above the comparison median of $274,000. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
35.3 minutes
Above the comparison median of 27.8 minutes
median household income
$111,981
Above the comparison median of $90,282
median home value
$316,000
Above the comparison median of $274,000

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Lockport's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
27,822
2025 estimate
Annual change
+3.4%
Population estimate
Density
2,356/sq mi
11.8 sq mi land area
Median age
38.5 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$111,981
Median home value
$316,000
Median gross rent
$1,525
Bachelor’s degree or higher
44.5%
Typical commute
35.3 min
Drive-alone commute
78.4%
Public transit commute
2%
Walked to work
0.9%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
15.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
54.6%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
69.5%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.4%
Working from home
13.8%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
94.4%
Homes built 2020+
1.7%
Households without a vehicle
2.9%
Households with children
33%
Residents with a disability
8.7%
Residents without insurance
2.7%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Will County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
9
Severe Storm declarations
3
Flood declarations
2
Snowstorm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: CHICAGO MIDWAY AP (19 mi from place center)
Average high
60.3°F
Average low
44.1°F
Annual rainfall
34.4"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Lockport.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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