Latest news about poverty in Kankakee, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
28.7% of Kankakee, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.3% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 21.2% of high school graduates and 40.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 64.3%. For comparison, it was 35.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kankakee, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kankakee:
28.7%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kankakee:
14.4%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kankakee:
35.3%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kankakee:
22.5%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
64.3%
Residents above poverty level:
35.3%
Poverty by age in Kankakee, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kankakee,IL (percentage below poverty level)
61.6%Under 5 years
16.5%5 years
54.3%6 to 11 years
41.3%12 to 14 years
49.2%15 years
12.2%16 and 17 years
21.6%18 to 24 years
24.4%25 to 34 years
21.1%35 to 44 years
8.7%45 to 54 years
18.6%55 to 64 years
11.6%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kankakee,IL (percentage below poverty level)
22.7%Under 5 years
47.1%5 years
47.1%6 to 11 years
78.7%12 to 14 years
22.1%15 years
31.9%16 and 17 years
26.3%18 to 24 years
31.3%25 to 34 years
49.0%35 to 44 years
24.9%45 to 54 years
23.4%55 to 64 years
22.7%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kankakee,IL (% below half of poverty level)
15.6%Under 6 years
22.1%6 to 11 years
22.8%12 to 17 years
14.8%18 to 24 years
16.9%25 to 34 years
11.9%35 to 44 years
15.6%45 to 54 years
7.8%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
10.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kankakee, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kankakee, IL (%)
17.0%White
41.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.4%Asian
25.5%Other race
15.9%2+ races
28.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kankakee, IL (absolute numbers)
1,369White
3,925Black
0American Indian
1Asian
351Other race
3892+ races
1,433Hispanic
30.5%Below poverty level
69.5%Above poverty level
16.6%Below poverty level
83.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kankakee, IL
Children below poverty level:
Kankakee, Illinois:
38.4%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kankakee:
21.2%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kankakee:
40.2%
Illinois:
21.7%
37.7%Married-couple family
0.6%Male, no wife present
61.7%Female, no husband present
5.4%Worked full-time, year-round
17.6%Worked part-time
77.0%Did not work
12.7%Both worked full-time
9.2%One full-time, other part-time
12.7%One full-time, other didn't work
9.9%Both worked part-time
11.4%One part-time, other didn't work
44.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
1.2%1980 to 1989
9.6%1970 to 1979
12.6%1960 to 1969
22.4%1950 to 1959
15.6%1940 to 1949
36.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
1.1%1980 to 1989
8.7%1970 to 1979
12.6%1960 to 1969
20.7%1950 to 1959
21.2%1940 to 1949
34.0%1939 or earlier
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