Kankakee

Population: 24,384
Median household income: $45,119
Median home value: $105,500

Located in Kankakee County, Illinois, Kankakee is a community with a population of 24,384. Its median household income of $45,119 runs below the Kankakee County figure of $68,325.

From 2019 to 2023, Kankakee's population declined 5.6% from 25,830 to 24,384, while its median home value rose 19.2% from $88,500 to $105,500.

62.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,384
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,119
Median home value: $105,500
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 11,309
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,83024,384

Median household income

$37,894$45,119

Median home value

$88,500$105,500

Median gross rent

$820$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,830	$37,894	$88,500	$820
2020	25,818	$38,763	$87,000	$844
2021	24,903	$38,869	$89,700	$883
2022	24,795	$42,180	$99,600	$955
2023	24,384	$45,119	$105,500	$986

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,695	7.0%
5 to 17	4,528	18.6%
18 to 24	2,078	8.5%
25 to 34	3,416	14.0%
35 to 44	3,370	13.8%
45 to 54	2,924	12.0%
55 to 64	2,902	11.9%
65 to 74	2,088	8.6%
75 and over	1,383	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,777	31.9%
Black or African American	9,808	40.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	196	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.0%
Two or more races	730	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,849	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,033	18.9%
High school graduate	6,148	38.2%
Some college or associate's	4,888	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,170	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	844	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit3.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,430	76.4%
Carpooled	1,012	10.4%
Public transit	296	3.0%
Walked	260	2.7%
Bicycle	38	0.4%
Worked from home	412	4.2%
Other means	276	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,077	43.8%
15 to 29 min	2,723	29.2%
30 to 44 min	1,220	13.1%
45 to 59 min	600	6.4%
60+ min	692	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 27.8% (6,536 of 23,552)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,514	59.2%
Nonfamily households	3,798	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,312	82.3%
Vacant	1,997	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,603	49.4%
Renter-occupied	4,709	50.6%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,101	62.8%
1-unit, attached	184	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,313	11.6%
5 to 19 units	1,072	9.5%
20 or more units	1,238	10.9%
Mobile home & other	401	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1738934
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 41.1017, -87.8637