Kankakee, IL Demographic Data
Kankakee, IL Summary
Kankakee is located in Kankakee County in Illinois
- Population: 27,397
- Area: 14.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 14.14 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.48 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,874.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 620.08 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kankakee, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,247
50%
50.8
Male
13,177
50%
49.2
Total Population
26,424
323,128,000
Kankakee, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,947
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,171
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,958
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,552
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,009
7.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,716
14.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,403
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,087
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,598
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,343
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,037
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
969
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
634
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,311
73.1%
77.2
Female
9,749
50.5%
51.3
Male
9,562
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,428
69.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,287
16.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,640
13.8%
15.2
Female
2,064
56.7%
55.8
Male
1,576
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Kankakee, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,930
98.1%
96.8
White
14,248
53.9%
72.6
Black or African American
10,415
39.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
159
0.6%
0.8
Asian
246
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
182
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
37
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
27
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
13
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
13
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
849
3.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
494
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,001
18.9%
17.8
Mexican
4,586
17.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
84
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
331
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,423
81.1%
82.2
Kankakee, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,944
11.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,412
14.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,562
33.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,942
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
870
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,224
7.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
833
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,356
26.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,431
74.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,057
12.3%
31.2
Kankakee, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,010
44.3%
33.7%
Now Married
6,819
33.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,361
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
751
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,407
6.9
5.8%
Kankakee, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,204
82.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,273
17.5%
21.6%
Spanish
3,934
16.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
124
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
172
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
43
0.2%
1.1%
Kankakee, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,394
15.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
813
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,358
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,158
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,334
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,562
17.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
776
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
593
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
107
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
86
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
33,931
57,617
Per capita income
16,953
31,128
Kankakee, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
106
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,168
12.1%
9.8
Construction
433
4.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,576
26.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
301
3.1%
6.6
Information
73
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,899
19.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
551
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
404
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
531
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
897
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
513
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
187
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
635
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,299
23.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,513
26.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,813
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,379
24.7%
18.1%
Kankakee, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,379
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,120
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
621
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
607
6.5%
5.1
Walked
283
3.0%
2.7
Other means
498
5.3%
1.8
Worked at home
250
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Kankakee, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,538
16.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,749
40.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,040
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
854
9.3%
21.0
Kankakee, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,181
84.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,567
49.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,614
50.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,683
15.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Kankakee, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,864
1 room
393
3.6%
2.4
2 rooms
275
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,149
10.6%
9.1
4 rooms
2,310
21.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,609
24.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,763
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,095
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
747
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
523
4.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Kankakee, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,864
1-unit, detached
6,582
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
192
1.8%
5.9
2-units
921
8.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
877
8.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
615
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
434
4.0%
4.4
20 or more units
1,095
10.1%
9.0
Mobile home
148
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kankakee, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,429
31.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,230
11.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,000
18.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,423
13.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,670
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
555
5.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
310
2.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
215
2.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
32
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Kankakee, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,418
80.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
50
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,688
18.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Kankakee, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,780
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
9
0.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
0.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
27
1.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
96
3.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
346
12.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,029
37.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,260
45.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
938
33.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
246
8.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
396
14.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
244
8.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
940
34.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Kankakee, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,492
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
0.4%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
51
1.1%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
88
2.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
877
19.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
983
21.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,474
55.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
122
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
777
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
573
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
415
9.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
493
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
456
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
393
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,956
45.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
328
0.0%
0.0%
Kankakee, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,567
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
733
16.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,216
48.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,131
24.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
302
6.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
106
2.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
41
0.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
38
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,800
205,000
