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Lockport, Will County, Illinois

City in Will County, Illinois · ZIP 60441, 60491

  • Will County
  • Within Lockport Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 9 public schools
  • 26,915 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 9,670Households
  • $113,252Median household income
  • $298,800Median home value
  • 9Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Lockport

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+71.8%
15k20k25k30k2000: 15,19120002010: 24,83920102020: 26,094202015,19126,094
Population of Lockport at each census
CensusPopulation
200015,191
201024,839
202026,094

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Lockport
Under $50k17.2%
$50k to $100k24.5%
$100k to $150k24.7%
$150k to $200k16.1%
$200k and over17.5%

Median household income $113,252 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Lockport
Owner occupied
8,087 units
Renter occupied
1,583 units
Vacancy rate
3.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Lockport compared with its county and state
Lockport compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureLockportWill CountyIllinois
Population26,228698,45012,692,653
Median household income$113,252$107,799$81,702
Median age37.938.938.9
Median home value$298,800$298,000$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher44.4%36.5%37.2%
Foreign-born residents6.8%13.0%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes83.6%82.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work35.9 minutes31.7 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Lockport9
Public schools in Lockport, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Ludwig Elem SchoolPublic4–5Will County SD 92
Milne Grove Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–3Lockport SD 91
Taft Grade SchoolPublicPre-K–8Taft SD 90
Walsh Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–1Will County SD 92
William J Butler SchoolPublic2–4Homer CCSD 33C
Kelvin Grove Jr High SchoolPublic4–8Lockport SD 91
Lockport Township High Sch EastPublic9–12Lockport Twp HSD 205
LASEC AcademySpecial educationMLockport Area Spec Educ Coop
LASEC-CAD ProgramSpecial educationMLockport Area Spec Educ Coop

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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