COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brainerd vs Kankakee
PLACE A
Brainerd, MN
VS
PLACE B
Kankakee, IL
Brainerd and Kankakee are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Brainerd has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -5%).
BRAINERDKANKAKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population100,562105,525−5% vs Kankakee
Population density33156−123
Population growth5.6%-5.2%+10.9 pts
Median age47.039.0+8.0
Male50.5%49.5%+1.0 pts
Female49.5%50.5%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.3%5.7%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%68.0%+21.4 pts
Black0.4%14.3%−13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%12.7%−11.0 pts
Asian0.4%1.0%−0.6 pts
Other8.2%4.1%+4.1 pts
Median household income$71,422$71,281+$141
Per capita income$40,807$36,825+$3,982
Poverty rate10.8%12.2%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.443Even
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%21.2%+7.1 pts
Graduate degree9.0%8.1%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%4.9%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation58.2%61.6%−3.4 pts
Median home value$300,990$192,600+$108,390
Median gross rent$937$1,097−$160
Owner-occupied79.9%69.9%+10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.2%9.7%+26.5 pts
Rent-burdened households38.0%42.7%−4.7 pts
Average commute23.824.9−1.1
Worked from home12.9%8.1%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Uninsured5.7%5.7%+0.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025