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Population of the urban area in Bolingbrook

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points section.rank · Towns of Illinois section.updated Nov 10, 2026
people · Bolingbrook

section.source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 279,554 +0.6% section.change_since
Towns of Illinois · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +2.6% +0.8% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Bolingbrook
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
280K
2025 

section.source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Bolingbrook · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 279,554 · 2025
First value 188,456 · 1975
Highest 279,554 · 2025
Lowest 188,456 · 1975
Average change +0.8% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

section.all_years · 1975 – 2025

YearBolingbrookChange
2025 279,554 +0.6%
2020 277,876 +2.0%
2015 272,446 +4.4%
2010 260,961 +6.8%
2005 244,368 +6.7%
2000 229,038 +9.2%
1995 209,800 +7.7%
1990 194,841 +1.6%
1985 191,719 +1.0%
1980 189,745 +0.7%
1975 188,456

section.source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990 1985 1980 1975
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
2 Aurora 359K
9 Bloomington 77,177
3 Bolingbrook 280K
8 Champaign 86,488
1 Chicago 5.3M
10 Chicago Heights 66,584
7 Elgin 88,854
6 Joliet 96,890
11 Lake in the Hills 63,894
5 Waukegan 130K
4 Wheaton 191K

section.source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2025

section.what

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

section.how

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.