Kankakee County vs LaSalle County

A side-by-side comparison of Kankakee County and LaSalle County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kankakee County and LaSalle County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

LaSalle County has the higher population (109,049 vs 106,833 in Kankakee County). LaSalle County has the higher median household income ($72,281 vs $68,325 in Kankakee County). Kankakee County has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $154,900 in LaSalle County).

Population, income & housing

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
Population	106,833	109,049
Median age	39.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,325	$72,281
Median home value	$185,700	$154,900
Median gross rent	$1,075	$906
Housing units	45,396	49,838
Homeownership rate	68.8%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
Population	110,637 → 106,833 (-3.4%)	109,737 → 109,049 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$58,902 → $68,325 (+16.0%)	$58,142 → $72,281 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$147,900 → $185,700 (+25.6%)	$127,200 → $154,900 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,075 (+21.2%)	$777 → $906 (+16.6%)

Kankakee County

Population

110,637106,833

Median household income

$58,902$68,325

Median home value

$147,900$185,700

Median gross rent

$887$1,075

LaSalle County

Population

109,737109,049

Median household income

$58,142$72,281

Median home value

$127,200$154,900

Median gross rent

$777$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
Under 5	5.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.4%
75 and over	7.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	83.0%
Black or African American	14.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
No high school diploma	9.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	35.8%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
Drove alone	79.1%	84.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.2%	4.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
1-unit, detached	71.2%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	4.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Kankakee County	LaSalle County
Poverty rate	12.5%	13.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1971	1963