COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kankakee vs Brainerd
PLACE A
Kankakee, IL
VS
PLACE B
Brainerd, MN
Kankakee and Brainerd are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Brainerd has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -5%).
KANKAKEEBRAINERDDIFFERENCE
Total population105,525100,562+5% vs Brainerd
Population density15633+123
Population growth-5.2%5.6%−10.9 pts
Median age39.047.0−8.0
Male49.5%50.5%−1.0 pts
Female50.5%49.5%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born5.7%1.3%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.0%89.3%−21.4 pts
Black14.3%0.4%+13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%1.7%+11.0 pts
Asian1.0%0.4%+0.6 pts
Other4.1%8.2%−4.1 pts
Median household income$71,281$71,422−$141
Per capita income$36,825$40,807−$3,982
Poverty rate12.2%10.8%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.439Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%28.3%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree8.1%9.0%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.8%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation61.6%58.2%+3.4 pts
Median home value$192,600$300,990−$108,390
Median gross rent$1,097$937+$160
Owner-occupied69.9%79.9%−10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%36.2%−26.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%38.0%+4.7 pts
Average commute24.923.8+1.1
Worked from home8.1%12.9%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.3%+0.7 pts
Uninsured5.7%5.7%−0.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025