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Illinois · Census place 38934

Kankakee city, IL

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Kankakee city has 24,384 residents, ranking #93 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $45,119, the median home is worth $105,500 and median gross rent runs $986 a month.

Population
24,384Kankakee city residents
Median household income
$45,119Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$105,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$986Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
49.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Kankakee city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kankakee city median would spend about 26.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.8% of residents and 49.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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