COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ithaca vs Kankakee
PLACE A
Ithaca, NY
VS
PLACE B
Kankakee, IL
Ithaca and Kankakee are close in size. Ithaca earns more, with a median household income $2,743 higher. Ithaca has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -5%).
ITHACAKANKAKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population104,047105,525−1% vs Kankakee
Population density219156+63
Population growth4.1%-5.2%+9.4 pts
Median age32.339.0−6.7
Male48.7%49.5%−0.8 pts
Female51.3%50.5%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born12.9%5.7%+7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.7%68.0%+5.7 pts
Black3.6%14.3%−10.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.6%12.7%−6.1 pts
Asian10.1%1.0%+9.2 pts
Other6.0%4.1%+1.9 pts
Median household income$74,024$71,281+$2,743
Per capita income$41,808$36,825+$4,983
Poverty rate16.4%12.2%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4830.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%21.2%+37.6 pts
Graduate degree34.8%8.1%+26.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%4.9%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation58.4%61.6%−3.2 pts
Median home value$290,900$192,600+$98,300
Median gross rent$1,411$1,097+$314
Owner-occupied54.1%69.9%−15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%9.7%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households53.5%42.7%+10.8 pts
Average commute20.124.9−4.8
Worked from home20.0%8.1%+11.9 pts
Public transit to work4.6%1.0%+3.6 pts
Uninsured4.4%5.7%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025