In 2022, Kankakee County, IL had a population of 107k people with a median age of 38.9 and a median household income of $65,489. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kankakee County, IL declined from 108,104 to 107,421, a −0.632% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,664 to $65,489, a 6.2% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kankakee County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.5%), White (Hispanic) (5.75%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.94%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.83%).
None of the households in Kankakee County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.6% of the residents in Kankakee County, IL are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kankakee County, IL are Olivet Nazarene University (1,100 degrees awarded in 2022) and Kankakee Community College (744 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Kankakee County, IL was $176,800, and the homeownership rate was 68.1%.
Most people in Kankakee County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Kankakee County, IL was 2 cars per household.
Kankakee County, IL borders Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Will County, IL, Lake County, IN, and Newton County, IN.