Aroma Park

Population: 702
Median household income: $72,250
Median home value: $150,400

Aroma Park is a community in Kankakee County, Illinois, home to 702 residents. At $72,250, its median household income sits above Kankakee County's $68,325.

From 2019 to 2023, Aroma Park's population declined 5.1% from 740 to 702, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $110,300 to $150,400.

Owners occupy 83.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 702
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,250
Median home value: $150,400
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 285
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

740702

Median household income

$50,500$72,250

Median home value

$110,300$150,400

Median gross rent

$861$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	740	$50,500	$110,300	$861
2020	692	$48,750	$118,100	$855
2021	620	$52,500	$126,400	$872
2022	679	$59,583	$142,800	$939
2023	702	$72,250	$150,400	$861

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	4.6%
5 to 17	96	13.7%
18 to 24	74	10.5%
25 to 34	94	13.4%
35 to 44	47	6.7%
45 to 54	98	14.0%
55 to 64	103	14.7%
65 to 74	101	14.4%
75 and over	57	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	514	73.2%
Black or African American	18	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	128	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's42.2%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	7.6%
High school graduate	164	32.8%
Some college or associate's	211	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	56	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	300	82.4%
Carpooled	32	8.8%
Public transit	2	0.5%
Walked	10	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	1.9%
Other means	13	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	117	32.8%
15 to 29 min	134	37.5%
30 to 44 min	48	13.4%
45 to 59 min	32	9.0%
60+ min	26	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 16.5% (115 of 699)

	Count	Share
Family households	185	70.1%
Nonfamily households	79	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	264	92.6%
Vacant	21	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	221	83.7%
Renter-occupied	43	16.3%

1-unit, detached95.1%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	271	95.1%
1-unit, attached	8	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1702258
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 41.0818, -87.8044