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About Kankakee, Illinois
Kankakee

Kankakee ( KANG-kə-KEE) is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an anchor city in the rural plains outside Chicago.

Gender
Gender Kankakee Illinois Country
Female 51.4% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 48.6% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Kankakee Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 14.5% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.7% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.4% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.4% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.8% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.3% 8.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Kankakee Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 10% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 14% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 34% 26% 27.0%
Other College 23% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 8% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Kankakee Illinois Country
White 36.8% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 41.4% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 0.5% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.8% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 20.1% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity