In 2020, Kankakee, IL had a population of 110k people with a median age of 38.2 and a median household income of $59,370. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Kankakee, IL declined from 110,637 to 109,924, a −0.644% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,902 to $59,370, a 0.795% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kankakee, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (71.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.8%), White (Hispanic) (6.7%), Other (Hispanic) (2.53%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.08%).
None of the households in Kankakee, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.2% of the residents in Kankakee, IL are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kankakee, IL are Olivet Nazarene University (1,462 degrees awarded in 2020), Kankakee Community College (764 degrees), and Paul Mitchell the School-Bradley (115 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Kankakee, IL was $152,800, and the homeownership rate was 67.1%. Most people in Kankakee, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Kankakee, IL was 2 cars per household.
Kankakee, IL borders Champaign-Urbana, IL, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, and Pontiac, IL.
