In 2018, Kankakee County, IL had a population of 111k people with a median age of 37.6 and a median household income of $57,981. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Kankakee County, IL grew from 110,801 to 111,061, a 0.235% increase and its median household income grew from $56,542 to $57,981, a 2.55% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kankakee County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.9%), White (Hispanic) (7.57%), Other (Hispanic) (2%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.51%). NaNk% of the people in Kankakee County, IL speak a non-English language, and 97.1% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kankakee County, IL are Olivet Nazarene University (1,580 degrees awarded in 2017), Kankakee Community College (908 degrees), and Paul Mitchell the School-Bradley (143 degrees).
The median property value in Kankakee County, IL is $144,200, and the homeownership rate is 68.2%. Most people in Kankakee County, IL commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Kankakee County, IL is 2 cars per household.
Kankakee County, IL borders Ford County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Will County, IL, Newton County, IN, and Lake County, IN.