Demographics

Overview Statistics
Kankakee County  Illinois U.S.
 Population  113,449  12,830,632  308,745,538
 Median Age  36.7  36.6  37.2
 Number of Persons per Household  2.64  2.62  2.60
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 data
Median Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2006-2010) in 2010 Inflation-adjusted dollars
Kankakee County Illinois U.S.
$50,484 $55,735 $51,914

 

 
Per Capita Income Kankakee County Illinois U.S.
$22,888 $28,782 $27,334
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2006-2010) in 2010 Inflation-adjusted dollars

 

Population by Race Kankakee County Illinois U.S.
White 77.6% 71.5% 72.4%
Black 15.2% 14.5% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin 9.0% 15.8% 16.3%
Asian 0.9% 4.6% 4.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 data

 

Population by Age Kankakee County Illinois U.S.
Under 15 20.9 20.1 19.8
15-24 14.7 14.1 14.1
25-44 25.0 27.3 26.6
45-64 26.0 26.1 26.4
65+ 13.5 12.5 13.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 data

 

Educational Attainment (Population 25 years and older) Kankakee County Illinois U.S.
Bachelor’s Degree or higher 17.4 30.3 27.9
Some College or Associates Degree 32.8 28.1 28.1
High School Graduate (includes equivalency) 35.0 27.9 29.0
< High School 14.7 13.8 14.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2006-20100)