Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

The community around Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 48.5%
• Food Insecurity: 41.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 33.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 22.4% (15.2–29.6%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
• Social Isolation: 39.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.7%
• Diabetes: 17.0%
• Unemployment: 8.4% (2.5–14.3%)
• Child Poverty: 24.1% (11.1–37.1%)
• Poverty Rate: 21.9% (14.2–29.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Joliet city is served by 62 churches — about one congregation for every 2,255 residents.

Churches near Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

• Saint Thaddeus Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Christ Vine Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Saint James Community Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Holy Hills Deliverance Church — 0.2 mi away
• Redeem Church Of God In Christ — 0.2 mi away
• New Life Christian Fellowship Church — 0.2 mi away
• Fellowship Church of God and Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia Cristo es la Roca — 0.4 mi away
• Santa Cruz Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away