Kankakee County, Illinois
Kankakee County, Illinois · ZIP 60424, 60901, 60910
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 106,410 (2024 estimate)Population
- 40,895Households
- $68,325Median household income
- $185,700Median home value
- 36Towns with a page
- 18ZIP codes
Kankakee County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 103,833 |
| 2010 | 113,449 |
| 2020 | 107,502 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $68,325 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 28,124 units
- Renter occupied
- 12,771 units
- Vacancy rate
- 9.9%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
35,392 employees in 2,268 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Kankakee County | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 106,833 | 12,692,653 |
| Median household income | $68,325 | $81,702 |
| Median age | 39.0 | 38.9 |
| Median home value | $185,700 | $250,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 20.4% | 37.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 5.5% | 14.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 68.8% | 66.8% |
| Mean commute to work | 24.9 minutes | 28.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Kankakee County36 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais Township | Township | 39,076 | 42.2 sq mi |
| Kankakee Township | Township | 23,974 | 18.0 sq mi |
| Kankakee | City | 23,535 | 15.1 sq mi |
| Bourbonnais | Village | 18,083 | 9.18 sq mi |
| Bradley | Village | 15,298 | 7.27 sq mi |
| Manteno Township | Township | 11,250 | 36.6 sq mi |
| Manteno | Village | 9,241 | 5.35 sq mi |
| Limestone Township | Township | 4,986 | 40.4 sq mi |
| Aroma Township | Township | 4,872 | 37.1 sq mi |
| Momence Township | Township | 3,488 | 42.5 sq mi |
| Momence | City | 3,169 | 1.59 sq mi |
| Ganeer Township | Township | 3,153 | 39.9 sq mi |
| Yellowhead Township | Township | 2,558 | 43.9 sq mi |
| Otto Township | Township | 2,066 | 48.2 sq mi |
| St. Anne Township | Township | 1,957 | 30.3 sq mi |
| Pilot Township | Township | 1,954 | 49.4 sq mi |
| Pembroke Township | Township | 1,848 | 52.3 sq mi |
| Limestone | Village | 1,524 | 2.78 sq mi |
| Essex Township | Township | 1,497 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Herscher | Village | 1,493 | 1.80 sq mi |
| Grant Park | Village | 1,282 | 3.42 sq mi |
| Salina Township | Township | 1,218 | 36.6 sq mi |
| St. Anne | Village | 1,130 | 0.83 sq mi |
| Norton Township | Township | 920 | 49.8 sq mi |
| Essex | Village | 853 | 2.39 sq mi |
| Sumner Township | Township | 820 | 37.2 sq mi |
| Rockville Township | Township | 773 | 36.5 sq mi |
| Aroma Park | Village | 653 | 1.88 sq mi |
| Hopkins Park | Village | 625 | 4.22 sq mi |
| Sun River Terrace | Village | 450 | 0.58 sq mi |
| Bonfield | Village | 342 | 0.49 sq mi |
| Buckingham | Village | 238 | 0.25 sq mi |
| Sammons Point | Village | 215 | 1.86 sq mi |
| Reddick | Village | 195 | 0.24 sq mi |
| Irwin | Village | 67 | 0.04 sq mi |
| Union Hill | Village | 52 | 0.07 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Ford CountyPopulation 13,451 (2024 estimate)
- Grundy CountyPopulation 53,835 (2024 estimate)
- Iroquois CountyPopulation 26,067 (2024 estimate)
- Lake CountyPopulation 502,955 (2024 estimate)
- Livingston CountyPopulation 35,375 (2024 estimate)
- Newton CountyPopulation 14,131 (2024 estimate)
- Will CountyPopulation 708,583 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.