COMPARING TWO PLACES
Iroquois County vs Kankakee County
PLACE A
Iroquois County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kankakee County, Illinois
Iroquois County is 75% smaller than Kankakee County. Kankakee County earns more, with a median household income $5,026 higher.
IROQUOIS COUNTYKANKAKEE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population26,150105,525−75% vs Kankakee County
Population density23156−133
Population growth-8.9%-5.2%−3.6 pts
Median age44.439.0+5.4
Male49.6%49.5%+0.1 pts
Female50.4%50.5%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born3.5%5.7%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%68.0%+19.2 pts
Black0.8%14.3%−13.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%12.7%−4.4 pts
Asian0.3%1.0%−0.6 pts
Other3.4%4.1%−0.7 pts
Median household income$66,255$71,281−$5,026
Per capita income$36,404$36,825−$421
Poverty rate12.5%12.2%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.443Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%21.2%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree5.5%8.1%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%4.9%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation60.1%61.6%−1.5 pts
Median home value$137,800$192,600−$54,800
Median gross rent$799$1,097−$298
Owner-occupied80.0%69.9%+10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%9.7%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%42.7%−6.0 pts
Average commute25.024.9+0.1
Worked from home7.6%8.1%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
Uninsured6.0%5.7%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025