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Total population: 26,710 (Urban population: 26,645, Rural population: 65 (all nonfarm))

Kankakee, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,946 (10,007 occupied: 5,309 owner occupied, 4,698 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	33%

Housing density: 892 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $505 (lower quartile is $375, upper quartile is $619)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $529

Median gross rent in Kankakee, IL in 2007: $607

Housing units in Kankakee with a mortgage: 3,157 (314 second mortgage, 335 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,634

Kankakee,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,205 (it was $72,300 in 2000)

Kankakee:	$105,205
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,320 - $140,502

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $120,293
Here: $120,293
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,329
Here: $127,329
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $87,831
Here: $87,831
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $13,090
Here: $13,090
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,112

In family households: 21,828 (3,642 male householders, 2,687 female householders)
3,820 spouses, 8,787 children (8,290 natural, 171 adopted, 326 stepchildren), 827 grandchildren, 480 brothers or sisters, 194 parents, 570 other relatives, 821 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,284 (1,537 male householders (1,240 living alone)), 2,129 female householders (1,896 living alone)), 618 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,449 (1,219 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,208 2-persons, 1,532 3-persons, 1,215 4-persons, 775 5-persons, 322 6-persons, 277 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,136 1-person, 468 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

3,491 married couples with children.
3,411 single-parent households (508 men, 2,903 women).

88.6% of residents of Kankakee speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,853 (6.7%)
(30.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kankakee, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 144 4 rooms: 739 5 rooms: 1,425 6 rooms: 1,223 7 rooms: 919 8 rooms: 358 9 or more rooms: 447

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kankakee, Illinois:
	1 room: 140 2 rooms: 438 3 rooms: 1,073 4 rooms: 1,315 5 rooms: 833 6 rooms: 500 7 rooms: 211 8 rooms: 131 9 or more rooms: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 73
1990 to 1994: 194
1980 to 1989: 426
1970 to 1979: 1,654
1960 to 1969: 1,653
1950 to 1959: 1,915
1940 to 1949: 1,853
1939 or earlier: 3,178

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kankakee:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 219 2 bedrooms: 1,564 3 bedrooms: 2,563 4 bedrooms: 812 5 or more bedrooms: 134

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kankakee:
	no bedroom: 203 1 bedroom: 1,543 2 bedrooms: 1,837 3 bedrooms: 873 4 bedrooms: 183 5 or more bedrooms: 59

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Kankakee in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 344 1 vehicle: 1,849 2 vehicles: 2,277 3 vehicles: 629 4 vehicles: 167 5 or more vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Kankakee in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,117 1 vehicle: 2,579 2 vehicles: 753 3 vehicles: 199 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Kankakee, IL:

Less than $10,000: 85
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 49
$25,000 to $29,999: 49
$30,000 to $34,999: 47
$35,000 to $39,999: 53
$40,000 to $49,999: 158
$50,000 to $59,999: 217
$60,000 to $69,999: 337
$70,000 to $79,999: 341
$80,000 to $89,999: 390
$90,000 to $99,999: 519
$100,000 to $124,999: 1172
$125,000 to $149,999: 681
$150,000 to $174,999: 314
$175,000 to $199,999: 234
$200,000 to $249,999: 253
$250,000 to $299,999: 68
$300,000 to $399,999: 48
$400,000 to $499,999: 29
$500,000 to $749,999: 17
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Kankakee rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kankakee:

Less than $100: 181 people
$100 to $149: 126
$150 to $199: 156
$200 to $249: 131
$250 to $299: 140
$300 to $349: 206
$350 to $399: 281
$400 to $449: 382
$450 to $499: 562
$500 to $549: 514
$550 to $599: 552
$600 to $649: 469
$650 to $699: 293
$700 to $749: 162
$750 to $799: 103
$800 to $899: 83
$900 to $999: 28
$1,000 to $1,249: 17
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 17
$2,000 or more: 38
No cash rent: 121

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 637 1990 to 1994: 448 1985 to 1989: 364 1980 to 1984: 142 1975 to 1979: 51 1970 to 1974: 82 1970 to 1974: 27 1965 to 1969: 102

Kankakee, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.5%
Number of people working at home: 212 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 451
5 to 9 minutes: 1889
10 to 14 minutes: 2381
15 to 19 minutes: 1779
20 to 24 minutes: 1021
25 to 29 minutes: 416
30 to 34 minutes: 863
35 to 39 minutes: 116
40 to 44 minutes: 179
45 to 59 minutes: 396
60 to 89 minutes: 489
90 or more minutes: 438

Kankakee mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,826 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,840 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 109 (1%)
Railroad: 37 (0%)
Bicycle: 82 (1%)
Walked: 321 (3%)
Other means: 203 (2%)
Worked at home: 212 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1439
$10,000 to $14,999: 1118
$15,000 to $19,999: 887
$20,000 to $24,999: 780
$25,000 to $29,999: 692
$30,000 to $34,999: 726
$35,000 to $39,999: 529
$40,000 to $44,999: 578
$45,000 to $49,999: 548
$50,000 to $59,999: 740
$60,000 to $74,999: 834
$75,000 to $99,999: 629
$100,000 to $124,999: 219
$125,000 to $149,999: 94
$150,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 or more: 115

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12091

German: 2641

Irish: 1247

French (except Basque): 1155

United States or American: 910

English: 728

Italian: 681

Polish: 532

French Canadian: 467

Dutch: 248

Swedish: 196

Subsaharan African:: 154

Norwegian: 133

Scotch-Irish: 131

African: 120

Scottish: 81

Danish: 63

Canadian: 63

Lithuanian: 62

British: 55

European: 44

Belgian: 42

Swiss: 40

Czech: 38

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37

Jamaican: 32

Greek: 31

Portuguese: 28

Arab:: 20

Arab/Arabic: 20

Welsh: 20

Ukrainian: 19

Slovak: 18

Liberian: 17

Romanian: 15

Croatian: 14

Finnish: 14

Cape Verdean: 11

Scandinavian: 9

Russian: 9

Yugoslavian: 9

Slovene: 8

Eastern European: 8

Iranian: 8

Hungarian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Zimbabwean: 6

Austrian: 6

Haitian: 5

Guyanese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (79%)
Thailand (5%)
India (3%)
Germany (2%)
Laos (2%)
Other Western Africa (1%)
Iraq (1%)

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

This state: 20387
Northeast: 437
Midwest: 1444
South: 2892
West: 454

52% of Kankakee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 415
Nursery to 4th grade: 141
5th and 6th grade: 358
7th and 8th grade: 334
9th grade: 284
10th grade: 263
11th grade: 334
12th grade, no diploma: 515
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,254
Less than 1 year of college: 431
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 959
Associate degree: 357
Bachelor's degree: 653
Master's degree: 194
Professional school degree: 142
Doctorate degree: 49

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 278
Nursery to 4th grade: 104
5th and 6th grade: 164
7th and 8th grade: 441
9th grade: 414
10th grade: 459
11th grade: 440
12th grade, no diploma: 344
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,737
Less than 1 year of college: 790
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,132
Associate degree: 523
Bachelor's degree: 719
Master's degree: 355
Professional school degree: 70
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 45.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 17.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,874
Black householders: $31,028
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,443
Asian householders: $35,639
Some other race householders: $39,157
Two or more races householders: $41,445
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,339

Kankakee household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kankakee household income for Black householders

Kankakee household income for Asian householders

Kankakee household income for Two or more races householders

Kankakee household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kankakee marital status for males

Kankakee marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,409
Black or African American householders: $89,926
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $40,015
Asian householders: $184,508
Some other race householders: $95,164
Two or more races householders: $127,031
Hispanic or Latino householders: $95,601

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,761
One, attached: 168
Two: 1,138
3 or 4: 902
5 to 9: 534
10 to 19: 414
20 to 49: 153
50 or more: 670
Mobile homes: 206

Median worth of mobile homes: $8,950

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kankakee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (28%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 423

Here:	11.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 245

Here:	14.1%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 172

Here:	16.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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