Momence

Population: 3,076
Median household income: $52,048
Median home value: $159,600

Located in Kankakee County, Illinois, Momence is a community with a population of 3,076. The median household income of $52,048 is below the Kankakee County median ($68,325).

From 2019 to 2023, Momence's population declined 2.1% from 3,143 to 3,076, while its median home value rose 11.3% from $143,400 to $159,600.

15.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,076
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,048
Median home value: $159,600
Median gross rent: $803
Housing units: 1,241
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1433,076

Median household income

$49,844$52,048

Median home value

$143,400$159,600

Median gross rent

$803$803

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,143	$49,844	$143,400	$803
2020	3,051	$45,188	$137,400	$713
2021	2,746	$45,556	$137,000	$794
2022	3,033	$54,207	$151,900	$922
2023	3,076	$52,048	$159,600	$803

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

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	307	10.0%
5 to 17	499	16.2%
18 to 24	310	10.1%
25 to 34	347	11.3%
35 to 44	374	12.2%
45 to 54	368	12.0%
55 to 64	254	8.3%
65 to 74	260	8.5%
75 and over	357	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,318	75.4%
Black or African American	110	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	581	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	12.2%
High school graduate	866	44.2%
Some college or associate's	549	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	138	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	168	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,101	76.3%
Carpooled	207	14.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	4.8%
Bicycle	7	0.5%
Worked from home	37	2.6%
Other means	22	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	494	35.1%
15 to 29 min	482	34.3%
30 to 44 min	228	16.2%
45 to 59 min	54	3.8%
60+ min	148	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 8.5% (252 of 2,953)

	Count	Share
Family households	681	57.6%
Nonfamily households	502	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,183	95.3%
Vacant	58	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	802	67.8%
Renter-occupied	381	32.2%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	919	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	157	12.7%
5 to 19 units	100	8.1%
20 or more units	65	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1749893
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.1636, -87.6635