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Kankakee, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $111,768 (it was $72,300 in 2000)
Kankakee:

$111,768
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,532 - $154,930

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $134,671
Here:

$134,671
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $158,678
Here:

$158,678
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $105,030
Here:

$105,030
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,801
Here:

$131,801
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,044
Here:

$170,044
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $14,737
Here:

$14,737
State:

$78,855

Total population: 26,860 (All urban)

Houses: 11,352 (9,371 occupied: 4,572 owner occupied, 4,775 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

51%
State:

33%

Housing density: 925 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $89,761.

Median contract rent in 2022: $732 (lower quartile is $495, upper quartile is $890)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,058


Median gross rent in Kankakee, IL in 2022: $951

Housing units in Kankakee with a mortgage: 2,426 (75 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $79,406

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $60,397

Median monthly housing costs: $932

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Kankakee, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1964

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,484
  • Male householders: 3,982 (1,383 living alone), Female householders: 5,249 (1,845 living alone)
  • 3,035 spouses (3,009 opposite-sex spouses), 275 unmarried partners, (246 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,807 children (7,473 natural, 151 adopted, 183 stepchildren), 753 grandchildren, 326 brothers or sisters, 265 parents, 11 foster children, 425 other relatives, 978 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,371

Size of family households: 2,070 2-persons, 1,481 3-persons, 1,071 4-persons, 720 5-persons, 232 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,229 1-person, 339 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,807 married couples with children.
3,941 single-parent households (327 men, 3,614 women).

78.8% of residents of Kankakee speak English at home.
19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,462 (10.1%)
(58.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kankakee, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kankakee, Illinois
  • 6no bedroom
  • 871 bedroom
  • 1,1502 bedrooms
  • 2,5263 bedrooms
  • 6374 bedrooms
  • 1675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kankakee, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kankakee, Illinois
  • 338no bedroom
  • 1,1281 bedroom
  • 1,4912 bedrooms
  • 1,4953 bedrooms
  • 2434 bedrooms
  • 815+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kankakee in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kankakee in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 200no vehicle
  • 1,4431 vehicle
  • 1,8802 vehicles
  • 6353 vehicles
  • 3254 vehicles
  • 905+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kankakee in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kankakee in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,288no vehicle
  • 2,2491 vehicle
  • 8262 vehicles
  • 3133 vehicles
  • 764 vehicles
  • 245+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kankakee, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kankakee, Illinois
  • 61 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1153 rooms
  • 5444 rooms
  • 1,0665 rooms
  • 1,1026 rooms
  • 6047 rooms
  • 6618 rooms
  • 4759+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kankakee, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kankakee, Illinois
  • 3301 room
  • 982 rooms
  • 9483 rooms
  • 1,2054 rooms
  • 7515 rooms
  • 9676 rooms
  • 2247 rooms
  • 1648 rooms
  • 899+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Kankakee, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kankakee, IL in 2022
  • 1,636Less than $10,000
  • 964$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,056$20,000 to $29,999
  • 809$30,000 to $39,999
  • 639$40,000 to $49,999
  • 534$50,000 to $59,999
  • 999$60,000 to $74,999
  • 724$75,000 to $99,999
  • 826$100,000 to $124,999
  • 368$125,000 to $149,999
  • 541$150,000 to $199,999
  • 159$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kankakee, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Kankakee, IL in 2022
  • 86Less than $10,000
  • 50$10,000 to $14,999
  • 23$15,000 to $19,999
  • 11$20,000 to $24,999
  • 22$25,000 to $29,999
  • 20$30,000 to $34,999
  • 75$35,000 to $39,999
  • 207$40,000 to $49,999
  • 110$50,000 to $59,999
  • 202$60,000 to $69,999
  • 790$70,000 to $79,999
  • 170$80,000 to $89,999
  • 202$90,000 to $99,999
  • 706$100,000 to $124,999
  • 511$125,000 to $149,999
  • 432$150,000 to $174,999
  • 118$175,000 to $199,999
  • 305$200,000 to $249,999
  • 163$250,000 to $299,999
  • 201$300,000 to $399,999
  • 6$400,000 to $499,999
  • 12$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kankakee, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kankakee, IL in 2022
  • 44Less than $100
  • 59$100 to $149
  • 269$150 to $199
  • 109$200 to $249
  • 103$250 to $299
  • 279$300 to $349
  • 146$350 to $399
  • 221$400 to $449
  • 129$450 to $499
  • 116$500 to $549
  • 116$550 to $599
  • 250$600 to $649
  • 357$650 to $699
  • 267$700 to $749
  • 310$750 to $799
  • 526$800 to $899
  • 366$900 to $999
  • 497$1,000 to $1,249
  • 106$1,250 to $1,499
  • 21$1,500 to $1,999
  • 80$3,000 to $3,499
  • 147$3,500 or more
  • 170No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.6%
Number of people working at home: 402 (4.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 458
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,437
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,710
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,033
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,967
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 161
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 824
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 230
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 221
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 659
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 594
  • 90 or more minutes: 121
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kankakee

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,279 (82.5%)
  • Carpooled: 834 (6.1%)
  • Bus: 85 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 259 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 13 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 531 (3.9%)
  • Worked at home: 402 (2.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 9.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 41.9%Males
  • 26.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 11.0%Males
  • 7.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kankakee, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kankakee, Illinois
  • 8142010 or later
  • 6442000 to 2009
  • 6961990 to 1999
  • 5061980 to 1989
  • 1331970 to 1979
  • 129Before 1970
Ancestries in Kankakee, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • African: 6,094 (38.1%)
  • German: 1,197 (7.5%)
  • Irish: 934 (5.8%)
  • English: 332 (2.1%)
  • French: 240 (1.5%)
  • American: 234 (1.5%)
  • Polish: 211 (1.3%)
  • Italian: 207 (1.3%)
  • Swedish: 82 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 79 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 70 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 56 (0.3%)
  • European: 49 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 38 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 27 (0.2%)
  • Bulgarian: 17 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 13 (0.08%)
  • British: 11 (0.07%)
  • Belgian: 10 (0.06%)
  • Lithuanian: 10 (0.06%)
  • Scandinavian: 10 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 7 (0.04%)
  • Greek: 5 (0.03%)
  • Russian: 5 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Kankakee:

84.1% (2,276)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Kankakee:

4.4% (119)
Illinois:

4.1% (74,364)

India
Kankakee:

3.3% (89)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Venezuela
Kankakee:

3.0% (82)
Illinois:

0.5% (9,688)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 18,909
  • Other state: 2,929
  • Northeast: 296
  • Midwest: 832
  • South: 1,538
  • West: 348

92.7% of Kankakee residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89.1% lived in Illinois.


Kankakee:

92.7%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 236
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 90
  • 5th and 6th grade: 163
  • 7th and 8th grade: 164
  • 9th grade: 292
  • 10th grade: 313
  • 11th grade: 281
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 308
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,519
  • Less than 1 year of college: 356
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,632
  • Associate degree: 600
  • Bachelor's degree: 650
  • Master's degree: 254
  • Professional school degree: 38
  • Doctorate degree: 62
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 145
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 55
  • 5th and 6th grade: 243
  • 7th and 8th grade: 149
  • 9th grade: 228
  • 10th grade: 99
  • 11th grade: 133
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 260
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,769
  • Less than 1 year of college: 446
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,558
  • Associate degree: 610
  • Bachelor's degree: 543
  • Master's degree: 654
  • Professional school degree: 36
  • Doctorate degree: 24
Educational Attainment for Females
Kankakee marital status for males
Kankakee marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,978
  • One, attached: 243
  • Two: 697
  • 3 or 4: 613
  • 5 to 9: 575
  • 10 to 19: 579
  • 20 to 49: 253
  • 50 or more: 1,002
  • Mobile homes: 408
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 9.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Kankakee
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kankakee, IL
  • 88.5%Utility gas
  • 10.8%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kankakee, IL
  • 65.3%Utility gas
  • 34.0%Electricity
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 198
Here:

7.7%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
Here:

3.1%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55
Here:

6.7%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability