Kankakee County, Illinois Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Kankakee County is 8th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Kankakee County is 10th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in People per household

Kankakee County is 12th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Kankakee County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Kankakee County is 16th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home median value

Kankakee County is 16th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Kankakee County is 17th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Current population (2012)

Kankakee County is 17th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Kankakee County is 17th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Kankakee County is 18th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Households

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	113,040	17th	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	676.6	27th	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	167.7	18th	231.1	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	16th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.7%	12th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.1%	87th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.8%	67th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.3%	46th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	81.3%	93rd	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	15.5%	8th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	33rd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	23rd	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	48th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	19th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	14th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	72.9%	91st	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.9%	29th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.4%	19th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	45,321	18th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.8%	17th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	41,086	18th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.9%	90th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$147,700	16th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	2.6	10th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	72	28th	13,797	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$23,190	61st	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$49,266	38th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.0%	36th	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Kankakee County	Rank	Illinois	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,361	18th	312,437	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	35,778	18th	5,038,462	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,399	17th	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,258,509	18th	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,264	30th	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	99th	$25,469,026	$613,795,732

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