2024 population: 106,410 ( 1,237 from 2020)
Land area: 676.5 square miles
Population density: 157.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	72,611	68.24%	4.5%
Black:	15,640	14.70%	1.7%
Indian:	188	0.18%	11.9%
Asian:	1,148	1.08%	4.6%
2+ races:	2,104	1.98%	8.3%
Hispanic:	14,719	13.83%	17.6%

Total non-White:	33,799	31.76%	6.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,823	11.2
Deaths:	5,445	12.6
Net Migration:	-1,646	-3.8
Net Immigration:	1,023	2.4

Change in White population:	-3,409	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,172	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
107,647
76,020	70.62%
15,906	14.78%
168	0.16%
1,097	1.02%
1,943	1.80%
12,513	11.62%
31,627	29.38%

2010
113,449
83,218	73.35%
16,998	14.98%
187	0.16%
1,062	0.94%
1,714	1.51%
10,167	8.96%
30,231	26.65%

2000
103,833
80,829	77.85%
15,942	15.35%
145	0.14%
714	0.69%
1,125	1.08%
4,959	4.78%
23,004	22.15%

1990
96,255
79,481	82.57%
14,391	14.95%
127	0.13%
552	0.57%
n/a
1,704	1.77%
16,774	17.43%

1980
102,926
86,184	83.73%
14,781	14.36%
126	0.12%
539	0.52%
n/a
1,248	1.21%
16,742	16.27%

1970
97,250
85,135	87.54%
10,963	11.27%
67	0.07%
128	0.13%
n/a
792	0.81%
12,115	12.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
12,271	10.8
10,325	9.1
-6,077	-5.4
530	0.5

-7,198	-6.3
1,396	1.2

Number	Rate
2000's
14,630	14.1
9,961	9.6
2,809	2.7
1,125	1.1

2,389	2.3
7,227	7.0

Number	Rate
1990's
15,776	16.4
10,615	11.0
262	0.3
913	0.9

1,348	1.4
6,230	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
16,196	15.7
9,269	9.0
-13,168	-12.8
n/a

-6,703	-6.5
32	0.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-4,470	-4.6
n/a

1,049	1.1
4,627	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
39.0
24,272	22.8%
82,138	77.2%
19,030	17.9%

40,996
2.48

26,196	63.9%
18,436	70.4%
3,191	12.2%
14,800	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.7
28,754	25.3%
84,695	74.7%
15,237	13.4%

41,511
2.61

28,680	69.1%
20,369	71.0%
3,688	12.9%
12,831	30.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
28,077	27.0%
75,756	73.0%
13,605	13.1%

38,209
2.61

26,983	70.6%
20,735	76.8%
2,963	11.0%
11,226	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
27,213	28.3%
69,042	71.7%
13,204	13.7%

34,588
2.68

25,003	72.3%
19,937	79.7%
2,615	10.5%
9,585	27.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
31,761	30.9%
71,165	69.1%
11,112	10.8%

35,125
2.81

26,627	75.8%
21,920	82.3%
2,701	10.1%
8,498	24.2%

2024 Housing Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,406	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,308	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,312	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,195	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,478	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,586	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,471	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,553	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,688	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,157	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,133	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,078	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,056	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,450	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,812	9.3%
$200,000 or more	3,313	8.1%

Median Household Income	71,281
Per Capita Income	36,825

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,120	5.2%
Public Assistance	1,009	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,773	16.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	40,794	70.4%
Unemployed	1,870	3.2%
In Armed Forces	18	0.0%

Total Labor Force	42,682	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	15,260	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,867	16,078	54.0%
Non-Profit	1,979	2,916	40.4%
Self-Employed	2,329	1,589	59.4%

Local Government	1,359	2,687	33.6%
State Government	719	1,151	38.4%
Federal Government	117	277	29.7%

Total Private + Self	21,196	17,667	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,174	7,031	37.3%
Total	25,370	24,698	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.6%
Pct. Private + Self	77.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,801	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,464	20.9%
Professional, Technical	10,005	20.0%
Service Occupations	8,879	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	206	0.4%
All others	15,001	29.9%

White Collar		52.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,297	16.5%
Manufacturing	7,083	14.1%
Retail trade	6,493	12.9%
Educational services	4,335	8.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3,686	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	3,529	7.0%
Construction	2,971	5.9%
Other services	2,239	4.5%
Finance and insurance	2,078	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,959	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,583	3.2%
Public administration	1,500	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,370	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	818	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	784	1.6%
Information	580	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	431	0.9%
Utilities	272	0.5%
Management	78	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	64	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,477	10.76%
Puerto Rican	494	0.46%
Cuban	120	0.11%
Dominican	20	0.02%

Total Central American	1,076	1.01%
Costa Rican	19	0.02%
Guatemalan	453	0.42%
Honduran	130	0.12%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	110	0.10%
Salvadoran	364	0.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	112	0.11%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	30	0.03%
Ecuadorian	18	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	64	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	224	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	378	0.35%
Indian	189	0.18%
Chinese	171	0.16%
Korean	126	0.12%
Indonesian	48	0.05%
Vietnamese	44	0.04%
Thai	11	0.01%
Cambodian	8	0.01%
Japanese	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	89,618	89.1%
Spanish	9,510	9.5%
German, other Germanic	296	0.3%
Other Indo-European	278	0.3%
Tagalog	220	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	132	0.1%
Arabic	91	0.1%
Other Asian	88	0.1%
Korean	81	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	20,882	19.6%
Irish	12,000	11.3%
English	7,583	7.1%
African	7,417	7.0%
Polish	5,983	5.6%
French	5,859	5.5%
Italian	5,122	4.8%
American	3,418	3.2%
Dutch	1,800	1.7%
Swedish	1,679	1.6%
Scottish	1,549	1.5%
French Canadian	1,249	1.2%
Danish	921	0.9%
European	844	0.8%
Norwegian	661	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	103,575	97.1%
Not a citizen	3,060	2.9%

Native	100,519	94.3%
Foreign-born	6,116	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,490	3.5%	3,564	5.0%	25,111	34.9%	25,482	35.5%	9,385	13.1%	5,841	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,490	3.5%
9-12 Years	3,564	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,111	34.9%
Some College	25,482	35.5%
Bach. Degree	9,385	13.1%
Grad Degree	5,841	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	97,532	91,226	6,306	6.5%
1991	100,158	92,640	7,518	7.5%
1992	100,010	91,700	8,310	8.3%
1993	100,808	93,364	7,444	7.4%
1994	103,182	96,644	6,538	6.3%
1995	104,558	98,486	6,072	5.8%
1996	105,038	99,550	5,488	5.2%
1997	105,850	100,804	5,046	4.8%
1998	105,200	99,728	5,472	5.2%
1999	104,948	99,786	5,162	4.9%

2000	105,118	100,514	4,604	4.4%
2001	104,056	98,690	5,366	5.2%
2002	103,466	96,834	6,632	6.4%
2003	102,886	95,386	7,500	7.3%
2004	103,532	96,016	7,516	7.3%
2005	105,968	99,302	6,666	6.3%
2006	108,572	102,516	6,056	5.6%
2007	111,362	104,278	7,084	6.4%
2008	111,694	102,170	9,524	8.5%
2009	112,122	98,280	13,842	12.3%

2010	112,686	98,410	14,276	12.7%
2011	111,692	98,644	13,048	11.7%
2012	110,756	98,940	11,816	10.7%
2013	110,236	98,656	11,580	10.5%
2014	109,704	100,756	8,948	8.2%
2015	108,684	101,218	7,466	6.9%
2016	109,870	102,762	7,108	6.5%
2017	109,782	103,762	6,020	5.5%
2018	111,336	105,270	6,066	5.4%
2019	111,940	106,572	5,368	4.8%

2020	107,868	98,328	9,540	8.8%
2021	105,248	98,264	6,984	6.6%
2022	104,066	98,596	5,470	5.3%
2023	103,920	97,850	6,070	5.8%
2024	102,450	96,588	5,862	5.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	45,415
Median Value	$192,600

Occupied	40,996	90.3%
Vacant	4,419	9.7%

Owned	28,641	69.9%
Rented	12,355	30.1%
Median Rent	$1,097

Single-Family Units	34,311	75.5%
Detached	32,206	70.9%
Attached	2,105	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,500	9.9%
Mobile Homes	2,950	6.5%

Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Kankakee, IL Metro Area