Median Household Income
$71,281
Median Home Value
$192,600
Median Gross Rent
$1,097/mo
Poverty Rate
12.2%
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Homeownership Rate
69.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.2%
Median Age
39.0
Population Over Time
Kankakee County shrank 5.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
112,682
2016
111,493
2018
111,061
2020
109,924
2022
107,421
2024
106,635
Business & Industry
Kankakee County has 2,268 business establishments employing 35,392 people.
Health care and social assistance
332
Accommodation and food services
252
Other services (except public administration)
240
Construction
199
Professional, scientific, and technical services
132
Finance and insurance
115
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
110
Wholesale trade
108
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.