Kankakee County

Kankakee County, Illinois

At a Glance

Population	107,502
County Seat	Kankakee County Courthouse
State FIPS	17
County FIPS	091
Num Towns	19
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	79,184
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	107,421
Median Age	38.9
Veterans	5,991
Housing Units	45,312
Uninsured	785
Net Migration (recent)	-250
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	2,285
Total Employees	35,013
Avg Annual Pay	$55,890
Median Household Income	$65,489
Poverty Rate	14.0%
Unemployment Rate	5.2%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$67,985
Federal Spending FY2024	$613,275,117
Federal Spending Per Capita	$5,705

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$176,800
Median Rent	$1,025
FMR Studio	$858
FMR 1BR	$954
FMR 2BR	$1,251
FMR 3BR	$1,654
FMR 4BR	$1,661

Health & Safety

Hospitals	38
EMS Stations	57
Fire Stations	57
Police Stations	57
Adult Smoking	18.4%
Adult Obesity	38.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	35.6
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	15.87
Electric Customers	5392477
Towns with Broadband Data	19
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	19

Community

Churches	89
Libraries	20
Historic Places (NRHP)	15
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	238
SNAP Stores	107
Bank Branches	35

Agriculture

Total Farms	86
Land in Farms (acres)	19,613
Avg Farm Size (acres)	228.1
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (7)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-26
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES	2004-04-23
EM	ILLINOIS WINTER SNOW STORMS	2001-01-17
EM	IL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99	1999-01-08
DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	1973-04-26

Detailed Topics

Communities in Kankakee County

Kankakee — pop 24,052
Bourbonnais — pop 18,164
Bradley — pop 15,419
Manteno — pop 9,210
Momence — pop 3,117
Limestone — pop 1,558
Herscher — pop 1,521
Grant Park — pop 1,294
St. Anne — pop 1,161
Essex — pop 841
Aroma Park — pop 664
Hopkins Park — pop 597
Sun River Terrace — pop 455
Bonfield — pop 351
Buckingham — pop 244
Sammons Point — pop 214
Reddick — pop 199
Irwin — pop 68
Union Hill — pop 55

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.