COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bonfield vs Kankakee
PLACE A
Bonfield, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kankakee, Illinois
Bonfield is 99% smaller than Kankakee. Bonfield earns more, with a median household income $43,736 higher.
BONFIELDKANKAKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population33823,400−99% vs Kankakee
Population density6871,545−858
Population growth-8.1%-12.7%+4.5 pts
Median age40.936.1+4.8
Male48.2%51.0%−2.8 pts
Female51.8%49.0%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.4%31.3%+65.1 pts
Black0.0%39.8%−39.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%24.5%−23.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other2.1%3.5%−1.4 pts
Median household income$91,250$47,514+$43,736
Per capita income$37,060$25,563+$11,497
Poverty rate2.8%25.5%−22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3310.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%13.0%−3.1 pts
Graduate degree1.9%5.4%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%7.6%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation75.3%57.0%+18.3 pts
Median home value$195,100$104,900+$90,200
Median gross rent$825$1,023−$198
Owner-occupied81.1%50.8%+30.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.6%17.4%−15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households5.6%47.9%−42.3 pts
Average commute24.322.0+2.4
Worked from home15.9%4.7%+11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured6.8%8.6%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025