19,906 people live in Mokena, where the median age is 44.1 and the average individual income is $53,749. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Mokena, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Wing Society, Lulu’s Dessert Table, and Jefferson Market.
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| Dining | 0.5 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.67 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.88 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.34 miles | 8 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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| Active | 0.39 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.67 miles | 7 reviews | 4.4/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.34 miles | 5 reviews | 4.2/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.56 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.68 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.69 miles | 2 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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| Beauty | 0.73 miles | 24 reviews | 4/5 stars | |
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Mokena has 7,227 households, with an average household size of 2.75. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Mokena do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 19,906 people call Mokena home. The population density is 2,294 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By Chris Piercy, REALTOR® with Real People Realty. Facts checked October 31, 2026, and reviewed every Saturday.
I'm Chris Piercy, a REALTOR® with Real People Realty, and my office is here in Mokena. This page has Mokena's numbers, its schools, its two Metra stations, and what the village and its park district are changing now.
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Mokena had an estimated 19,897 people on July 1, 2025, up from 19,887 at the 2020 Census.[1] All of Mokena is in Will County, the Village says.[2] The other Census figures below cover 2020 to 2024. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Village of Mokena.
19,897
People, July 1, 2025[1]
90.6%
Homes lived in by their owners[1]
$401,400
Median value of owner-occupied homes[1]
7,374
Households, 2.71 people each[1]
30.5 minutes
Average trip to work[1]
The median home value comes from a five-year Census survey in which owners estimate their own home's value. It is not a recent sale price.[1] The Village's 2002 Comprehensive Plan dates its incorporation to 1880.[3] Mokena's water comes from the Chicago Water Department, which draws on Lake Michigan, with the Village's own wells kept as a backup, and the Village's 2025 water report says its inventory shows zero lead service lines.[4] From July 1, 2026, Village water and sewer together cost $14.85 per 1,000 gallons.[5] The Village lists no utility taxes,[6] and the Illinois Department of Revenue lists a combined 8% sales tax on general merchandise in Mokena beginning July 1, 2026, up from 7.5%.[7] The Village says all of Mokena's parks are managed by the Mokena Community Park District, whose main campus is on LaPorte Road.[8]
Mokena has two Metra stations, both on the Rock Island line, which the Village says runs to Chicago's LaSalle Street Station.[9][10][11] Mokena is not on Amtrak's list of its 30 Illinois stops.[12] The Village says its public commuter lots cost $2.00 a day and are free on weekends and Village holidays.[13]
Station | Metra line | Parking |
|---|---|---|
Mokena station | Rock Island[9] | 544 spaces in 7 lots, 362 of them daily[9] |
Hickory Creek station | Rock Island[10] | 1,106 daily spaces in one lot[10] |
The Village lists a full Interstate 80 interchange at U.S. Route 45 (LaGrange Road).[6] Access Will County Dial-a-Ride gives curb-to-curb rides to senior and disabled residents of Will County, booked with Pace at (800) 244-4410, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.[14] No Pace bus route lists Mokena among the places it stops.[15]
Mokena School District 159 says it serves about 12 square miles of Mokena with three schools.[16] The Village also lists Frankfort District 157C, New Lenox District 122 and Summit Hill District 161, and Lincoln-Way District 210 for high school.[17] Lincoln-Way says a student's high school is set by the grade school district where the student lives.[18] A home's school districts go by its exact address, so check that address with the districts before counting on a school.
Name | Category | Grades | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
Mokena School District 159 | District office | Preschool to 8th grade[19] | 11244 Willowcrest Lane, Mokena[16] |
Mokena Elementary School | Elementary | Preschool to 3rd grade[19] | 11244 Willowcrest Lane, Mokena[19] |
Mokena Intermediate School | Elementary | 4th and 5th grade[19] | 11331 W. 195th Street, Mokena[19] |
Mokena Junior High School | Junior high | 6th to 8th grade[19] | 19815 Kirkstone Way, Mokena[19] |
Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C | District office | Preschool to 8th grade[19] | 10482 Nebraska Street, Frankfort[19] |
New Lenox School District 122 | District office | Preschool to 8th grade[19] | 102 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox[19] |
Summit Hill School District 161 | District office | Preschool to 8th grade[19] | 20100 S. Spruce Drive, Frankfort[19] |
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 | High school | 9th to 12th grade[19] | 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox[19] |
These come from the village, park district and school district documents themselves. Each one says what the documents say and nothing more.
Project | Category | What the documents say |
|---|---|---|
2027 roadway improvements | Roads | On September 28, 2026, the Village Board voted 6 to 0 to approve an engineering agreement with Baxter & Woodman, Inc., not to exceed $161,415, to design the Village's 2027 Roadway Improvements project. The minutes do not say which streets are included.[20][21] |
Regan Road closure | Roads | A Village traffic alert posted October 19, 2026 said Regan Road would be closed to through traffic beginning October 26, 2026, and that the closure was expected to last about one month. The alert does not say which part of Regan Road is closed or why.[27] |
Wolf Road at 195th Street | Roads | A Village traffic alert posted October 15, 2026 said construction on Wolf Road at 195th Street would begin October 26, 2026 and continue through mid-November. During the work, drivers on northbound Wolf Road cannot turn left onto westbound 195th Street and are sent to 194th Street, and in the first stage drivers on eastbound 195th Street cannot turn right onto southbound Wolf Road and are sent to 114th Avenue. The alert does not say what the construction is.[28] |
Metra parking lot cameras | Parking | On October 12, 2026, the Village Board voted 6 to 0 to approve a contract with Pace Systems, not to exceed $97,653.44, for a video surveillance system at the Front Street and Hickory Creek Metra parking lots, and waived bidding. The minutes say the Fiscal Year 2027 budget set aside $93,000 from the Municipal Parking Lot Fund and that the added cost will come from that fund's reserves. They do not give an installation date.[33] |
Horizon Storage, 10100 W. 190th Place | Planned development | At a September 28, 2026 work session, with no vote, the Village Board reviewed Horizon Storage's request to amend a planned unit development and special use permit so it can build a three-story self-storage building of about 125,000 square feet, with about 823 units, on Lot 4 north of 190th Place. Village staff said the plan's 25-foot drive aisle does not meet the Fire District's 32-foot minimum, and the Mayor said renderings were needed before moving forward.[22] |
Storm repairs at Yunker Farm and park buildings | Repairs | At the Park District's August 25, 2026 board meeting, staff reported storm damage to 12 Park District buildings, including the South, Gable, Cattle, Pig and Corn Crib barns, the Play Barn, the Concession Building and the Administration Building.[23] The September 22, 2026 parks report says the Yunker south barn sliding doors were repaired, that staff met with PDRMA, the general adjuster and MJM Restoration Services about repairing barns and roofs at Yunker Farm damaged in the August 11 storms, and that the north and south pole barns will be painted once the roofs are repaired.[24] The parks report for the October 27, 2026 board meeting says the roof of the South Barn, damaged in the August storms, has been replaced, and that the Park District is still waiting on PDRMA for insurance repairs at all locations.[31] |
Asphalt walkway and band shelter ADA path | Parks | The Park District's September 22, 2026 parks report says Perm-a-Seal finished an asphalt walkway path and an ADA path from the band shelter to the seating area and stage dance area. The report does not name the park or give a cost.[24] |
Outdoor storage extension, 9651 196th Street | Extension | The Planning Commission's September 17, 2026 agenda listed a request from Arman Taabodi, under the title Alar Ovivo, for a positive recommendation to extend a special use permit for outdoor storage at 9651 196th Street.[25] No vote has been posted; the commission's October 15 agenda listed approval of its September 17 minutes.[26] |
Legends Grill & Bar, 9720 W. 191st Street | Planned development | The Planning Commission's September 17, 2026 agenda listed a public hearing on a request by Richard Barnes, for Legends Grill & Bar, for a positive recommendation on an amendment to the Boulevard special use for planned development for a restaurant with outdoor storage. No minutes or Village Board action have been posted.[25] |
Corporate Corridors North, Lot 29 | Rezoning | The Planning Commission's September 17, 2026 agenda listed a public hearing on a request by Graefen Development, for Holden Development GP, on Lot 29 of Corporate Corridors North at 8920 W. 191st Street: an amendment to the commercial planned unit development, a special use permit for outdoor storage, and a rezoning. The agenda does not name the new zoning.[25] The Village Board's October 19, 2026 work session agenda listed the request for discussion, and the notice says no votes are taken at a work session. No minutes or Board vote have been posted.[30] |
Open burning and fire pits | Village code | At an October 12, 2026 work session, with no vote, Village staff proposed changing the Village Code on open burning and recreational fires. The Board recommended a four-foot maximum fire pit size, larger than the three-foot limit in the 2024 International Fire Code, and recommended that staff take the change to the Planning Commission for a public hearing. The minutes give no hearing date.[34] |
Building and site design standards | Zoning code | At a September 21, 2026 work session, with no vote, the Village Board agreed in general with a staff plan to write building and site design standards into the zoning code for new and existing homes, businesses and downtown buildings. The plan includes at least 50% first-floor masonry for new homes in the R-5 district, balconies in multi-family buildings, and open space along Front Street for new buildings there.[29] The Planning Commission's October 15, 2026 agenda listed a public hearing on the zoning code changes; no vote has been posted.[26] |
Mokena Intermediate School roof | Schools | A memo for Mokena School District 159's October 21, 2026 board meeting asked the board to approve applying for a $50,000 state school maintenance grant toward restoring about 8,230 square feet of roof on the 1994 section of Mokena Intermediate School in summer 2027. The memo puts the cost at about $271,000, with about $221,000 paid by the district. The board's vote has not been posted.[32] |
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