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Illinois·Kankakee County
11 tracts·21K people·$105K median·1,369/mi²
Black 40 · White 31 · Hispanic 25 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Other 35 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 30
Health 51 · Manufacturing 12 · Retail 10 · Professional 10 · Public admin 7 · Leisure 6 · Other 3
Production · transport 30 · Management · business · science · arts 27 · Service 22 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 5 · Transit 3 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kankakee is $104,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Kankakee has 23,996 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.1; the population is 39.8% Black, 31.3% White, 24.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Multiracial, 0.9% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 13.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem (20%), King Middle Grade School (13%) and Steuben Elementary School (11%) lead the elementary schools; Kankakee Junior High School is the middle school with reported scores (14%); Kankakee High School is the high school with reported scores (8%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,023/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Kankakee is $47,514 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Kankakee, median rent is $1,023/month and the median home value is $104,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Kankakee reported 9.4 violent crimes and 31.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kankakee are cold wave (83), earthquake (58) and tornado (57), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kankakee, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).