Kankakee County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	33%

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Races in Kankakee County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 50,748	(48.9%)
Females: 53,085	(51.1%)

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Kankakee County:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,418
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$558
State:	$669

Kankakee County:	$139,400
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $173,000

Here:	$173,000
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $154,677

Here:	$154,677
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $103,558

Here:	$103,558
State:	$320,810

Mobile homes: $35,789

Here:	$35,789
State:	$35,670

Kankakee County:	12.8%
Illinois:	11.9%

This county:	11.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kankakee County is $513 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $878 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Manteno, Momence, Herscher, Grant Park, St. Anne, Chebanse, Aroma Park.

Neighboring counties: Ford County , Grundy County , Iroquois County , Lake County, Indiana , Livingston County , Newton County, Indiana , Will County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kankakee County: Nazarene Youth Camp (A), Smamrock Golf Club (B), Manteno Municipal Golf Course (C), Camp Shaw-Waw-Nassee (D), Bon Vivant Country Club (E), Delmar (F), Appel Siding (G), Oak Springs Golf Course (H), Kankakee Elks Country Club (I), Kankakee County Fairground (J), Rockville (K), Brock (L), Bible Camp (M), Minne Monesse Golf Course (N), South Shore Golf Course (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Kankakee County include: Grand Prairie United Methodist Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Pembroke Church (C), Rehoboth Church (D), Guiding Star Church (E), Little Tabernacle Church (F), Union Church (G), Saint George Catholic Church (H), Wichert Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: South Essex Cemetery (1), Grand Prairie Cemetery (2), Grand Prairie United Cemetery (3), Smith Cemetery (4), Shrontz Cemetery (5), B'nai Israel Cemetery (6), Limestone Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Manteno, Lake (A), Cote Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wiley Creek (A), Canavan Creek (B), Bull Creek (C), Marshall Slough (D), Rock Creek (E), Black Walnut Creek (F), Bertrand Branch (G), North Bonfield Branch (H), Exline Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Kankakee County include: Kankakee River Nature Preserve (1), Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve (2), Bourbonnais Geological Area Nature Preserve (3), Gooseberry Island Nature Preserve (4), Strasma Park (5), Limestone Park (6), Momence Wetlands Nature Preserve (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.6%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 5,437
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,611 (42% naturalized citizens)

Kankakee County:	3.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,268
• One, attached: 1,073
• Two: 2,057
• 3 or 4: 2,127
• 5 to 9: 1,959
• 10 to 19: 996
• 20 or more: 902
• Mobile homes: 3,225
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Kankakee County with a mortgage: 15,089 (1,496 second mortgage, 2,369 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,926

Here:	68.5% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Kankakee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 98 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Kankakee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.3 miles away from Kankakee County center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.8 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 38,340 (81%) Carpooled: 5,460 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 193 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Subway or elevated: 23 (0%) Railroad: 264 (1%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 29 (0%) Bicycle: 138 (0%) Walked: 1,239 (3%) Other means: 356 (1%) Worked at home: 1,196 (3%)

5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)

Kankakee County:	0.05%
Illinois average:	0.19%

4.02% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($30,572 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($9,080 average AGI)

Kankakee County:	1.55%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Cook County, IL	1.63% ($44,847 average AGI)
from Will County, IL	1.04% ($46,962)
from Iroquois County, IL	0.48% ($36,599)
from DuPage County, IL	0.15% ($45,828)
from Lake County, IN	0.12% ($33,174)
from Grundy County, IL	0.08% ($34,419)
from Champaign County, IL	0.07% ($30,846)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($77 average AGI)

Kankakee County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.07%

2.99% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($19,821 average AGI)
2.41% relocated to other states ($16,204 average AGI)

Kankakee County:	2.41%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Cook County, IL	0.83% ($36,245 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.58% ($42,716)
to Iroquois County, IL	0.44% ($32,034)
to DuPage County, IL	0.14% ($34,981)
to Champaign County, IL	0.13% ($21,453)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.13% ($39,923)
to Lake County, IN	0.13% ($39,288)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 16,616 (13,452 aged, 3,164 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 86,291 (20,405 male householders, 6,578 female householders)

  20,629 spouses, 32,098 children (29,779 natural, 750 adopted, 1,569 stepchildren), 2,115 grandchildren, 812 brothers or sisters, 433 parents, 1,180 other relatives, 2,041 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 13,438 (4,834 male householders (3,842 living alone)), 6,392 female householders (5,666 living alone)), 2,212 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,104 (2,309 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,124 2-persons, 6,010 3-persons, 5,514 4-persons, 2,769 5-persons, 1,017 6-persons, 549 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,508 1-person, 1,432 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

93.6% of residents of Kankakee County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $554,221,000 ($5171 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,193,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $248,139,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $151,633,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,201,000
Federal grants: $106,991,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,582,000 ($1,540,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,673,000 ($6,891,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,650,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $55,335,000
Federal Government insurance: $162,110,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.37 millions of gallons per day (16% from ground, 84% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

58% of Kankakee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Illinois.

Kankakee County:	57.8%
State average:	58.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 81572
• Northeast: 1737
• Midwest: 7926
• South: 7031
• West: 1619

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,500

Here:	12.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	11.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	36.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

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