About one in four working residents works right in Kankakee
About one in 4 of Kankakee’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Chicago (9%), Bradley (7%) and Bourbonnais (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
An age mix much like Illinois’s, and fewer college graduates
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 13% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois. 18% never finished high school.
36.1median age · IL 39
KankakeeIllinoisUnited States
Ages · share of residents
15%
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Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma18%
High school36%
Some college25%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s8%
Graduate5%
Ages and education in Kankakee
Kankakee
IL
U.S.
Under 10
13.7%
11.5%
11.6%
10 to 17
11.3%
10.4%
10.3%
18 to 24
9%
9.1%
9.1%
25 to 34
14.7%
13.6%
13.7%
35 to 44
14.5%
13.3%
13.2%
45 to 54
11%
12.4%
12.2%
55 to 64
11.6%
12.8%
12.7%
65 to 74
8.7%
10%
10.2%
75 and older
5.7%
7%
7%
No diploma
17.9%
9.5%
10.4%
High school
36.3%
25.1%
26%
Some college
25.1%
19.2%
19.1%
Associate’s
7.6%
8.3%
8.8%
Bachelor’s
7.6%
22.6%
21.6%
Graduate
5.4%
15.3%
14.1%
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimatesBy the numbers →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Kankakee has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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.
Fred MacMurray
