Grant Park

Population: 1,547
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $205,500

Located in Kankakee County, Illinois, Grant Park is a community with a population of 1,547. Its median household income of $72,500 runs above the Kankakee County figure of $68,325.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grant Park's population grew 9.6% from 1,411 to 1,547, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $156,500 to $205,500.

12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,547
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $205,500
Median gross rent: $1,149
Housing units: 472
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4111,547

Median household income

$60,000$72,500

Median home value

$156,500$205,500

Median gross rent

$841$1,149

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,411	$60,000	$156,500	$841
2020	1,681	$63,688	$159,900	$925
2021	1,643	$77,000	$163,100	$981
2022	1,641	$76,750	$180,500	$1,067
2023	1,547	$72,500	$205,500	$1,149

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

Age distribution

Under 512.5%

5 to 1729.4%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	12.5%
5 to 17	455	29.4%
18 to 24	35	2.3%
25 to 34	160	10.3%
35 to 44	213	13.8%
45 to 54	86	5.6%
55 to 64	125	8.1%
65 to 74	172	11.1%
75 and over	107	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,441	93.1%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
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	27	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	6.1%
High school graduate	340	39.4%
Some college or associate's	361	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	75	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone88.0%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	432	88.0%
Carpooled	4	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	5.1%
Other means	9	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	17.0%
15 to 29 min	141	30.3%
30 to 44 min	131	28.1%
45 to 59 min	67	14.4%
60+ min	48	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.26
Poverty rate: 12.0% (185 of 1,547)

	Count	Share
Family households	310	65.7%
Nonfamily households	162	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	472	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	67.4%
Renter-occupied	154	32.6%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units15.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	346	73.3%
1-unit, attached	53	11.2%
2 to 4 units	73	15.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1730991
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.2427, -87.6358