Township · Illinois

Green Garden Township, Illinois

Green Garden Township, township, in Will County, Illinois. Green Garden Township had 3,851 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 3,893 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 3,862 (±19). GEOID 1719731394.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

3,851

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 3,893 · ACS 2020-2024: 3,862 ±19

Median household income

$133,977

±$25,994 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$506,500

±$51,879 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$1,123

±$83 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Green Garden Township and what county is it in?

Green Garden Township is a township in Will County, Illinois. It covers 36.7 square miles of land, 106 residents per square mile in 2020.

Part of Frankfort (village) also lies in it.

Green Garden Township is in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 13 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Green Garden Township (marked with a dot) in Will County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Green Garden Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 3,851 people lived in Green Garden Township on July 1, 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, in line with Illinois (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 3,893 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 3,862 (±19).

  • July 2020→2021 −10 (3,871)
  • 2021→2022 −28 (3,843)
  • 2022→2023 +6 (3,849)
  • 2023→2024 +11 (3,860)
  • 2024→2025 −9 (3,851)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureGreen Garden TownshipWill CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Total population3,862±19701,46212,694,798−119
Households1,447±115244,2735,036,449no clear change
Average household size2.67±0.212.842.46−0.34
Housing units1,470±119254,2785,457,452no clear change

Green Garden Township's population since 2000

From 2,556 in 2000 to 3,851 in 2025: up 50.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Green Garden Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 2,556
  • 2005 (estimate) 3,509
  • 2010 Census 4,010
  • 2015 (estimate) 4,008
  • 2020 Census 3,893
  • 2025 (estimate) 3,851

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Green Garden Township?

The median resident of Green Garden Township is 48.6 years old; 13.6% are under 18 and 20.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 77.3%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 18.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureGreen Garden TownshipWill CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median age48.6±1.339.139.0+3.8
Under 18 years13.6%±2.4 pts23.6%21.8%–
65 years and over20.9%±2.9 pts14.6%17.0%–
Male46.9%±3.6 pts49.9%49.4%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18.6%±9.7 pts19.8%18.8%+11.0 pts
White alone, not Hispanic77.3%±9.4 pts58.6%58.1%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.7%±1.7 pts11.6%13.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts6.3%5.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.6%±1.3 pts3.4%3.4%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.9%±1.4 pts0.4%0.4%–
Born outside the United States5.4%±4.1 pts13.5%14.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)10.4%±7.1 pts22.4%24.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.9%±2.5 pts4.8%4.8%–
With a disability8.8%±3.0 pts10.0%12.1%–
No health insurance coverage2.1%±2.4 pts5.2%6.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.7%±3.2 pts91.8%90.5%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)30.2%±7.3 pts37.5%37.8%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)10.0%±4.0 pts14.9%15.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.0%±5.1 pts92.1%88.9%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.2%±0.4 pts0.8%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Green Garden Township earn?

Half of Green Garden Township's 1,447 households earn less than $133,977 a year (±$25,994), against $109,984 in Will County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $135,992 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureGreen Garden TownshipWill CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$133,977±$25,994$109,984$83,390no clear change
Mean household income$188,637±$44,744$134,181$115,638–
Per capita income$70,790±$19,330$47,516$46,406no clear change
People below the poverty line3.0%±2.7 pts7.3%11.8%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±6.9 pts9.9%15.1%–
Households receiving SNAP5.3%±6.2 pts10.1%13.8%–
Households with a computer96.8%±2.7 pts97.0%95.2%–
Households with a broadband subscription88.4%±7.1 pts94.1%90.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Green Garden Township?

Owners occupy 92.9% of Green Garden Township's occupied homes and renters 7.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $506,500 by its owner (±$51,879). The median renter pays $1,123 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureGreen Garden TownshipWill CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$506,500±$51,879$319,600$263,300no clear change
Median gross rent$1,123±$83$1,462$1,274–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent47.4%±52.6 pts43.4%39.0%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,745±$340$2,255$1,987–
Owner-occupied homes92.9%±6.8 pts82.8%67.1%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes7.1%±6.8 pts17.2%32.9%–
Housing units1,470±119254,2785,457,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate1.7%±2.4 pts0.5%1.0%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±29.6 pts3.7%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes94.1%±6.3 pts74.4%58.2%–
Mobile homes0.0%±2.5 pts1.3%2.3%–
Built 2020 or later4.8%±3.1 pts1.2%0.7%–
Built 2010 to 20198.5%±4.0 pts6.3%5.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier10.8%±7.9 pts6.9%20.2%–
Households with no vehicle2.3%±2.6 pts3.9%11.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Green Garden Township work and get to work?

73.5% of Green Garden Township's workers drive alone and 13.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 32.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 10.5%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureGreen Garden TownshipWill CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)70.1%±5.8 pts68.3%65.0%–
Unemployment rate10.5%±6.2 pts4.9%5.8%–
Drove alone to work73.5%±8.1 pts72.9%65.9%–
Carpooled9.5%±4.9 pts8.0%7.8%–
Public transportation0.0%±1.8 pts2.0%5.8%–
Walked1.1%±1.2 pts0.7%2.8%–
Worked from home13.3%±5.2 pts14.7%15.9%no clear change
Mean travel time to work32.5 min±4.131.4 min27.8 min−10.9 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Green Garden Township?

1 census tract lies mostly in Green Garden Township, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Green Garden Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Green Garden Township
Tract 8835.07Will County3,862 $133,977 $506,500100%
Tract 8835.10Will County7,813 $152,375 $369,7001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Green Garden Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Green Garden Township compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Green Garden Township is the 2,903rd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 286th-most populous of 1,407 in Illinois.

Green Garden Township ranks 96th of 1,380 places in Illinois with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Green Garden Township's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate286th1,407
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)420th1,347
Residents per square mile998th1,383
Median household income96th1,380
Per capita income67th1,383
Median home value49th1,379
Median gross rent445th1,280
Bachelor's degree or higher467th1,369
Median age129th1,383
Owner-occupied share117th1,382
Work from home373rd1,015
Travel time to work146th1,382

Green Garden Township's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Green Garden Township?

22 of the 57 figures for Green Garden Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Green Garden Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.