COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kankakee vs Ithaca
PLACE A
Kankakee, IL
VS
PLACE B
Ithaca, NY
Kankakee and Ithaca are close in size. Ithaca earns more, with a median household income $2,743 higher. Ithaca has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -5%).
KANKAKEEITHACADIFFERENCE
Total population105,525104,047+1% vs Ithaca
Population density156219−63
Population growth-5.2%4.1%−9.4 pts
Median age39.032.3+6.7
Male49.5%48.7%+0.8 pts
Female50.5%51.3%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born5.7%12.9%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.0%73.7%−5.7 pts
Black14.3%3.6%+10.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%6.6%+6.1 pts
Asian1.0%10.1%−9.2 pts
Other4.1%6.0%−1.9 pts
Median household income$71,281$74,024−$2,743
Per capita income$36,825$41,808−$4,983
Poverty rate12.2%16.4%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.483−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%58.8%−37.6 pts
Graduate degree8.1%34.8%−26.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.5%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation61.6%58.4%+3.2 pts
Median home value$192,600$290,900−$98,300
Median gross rent$1,097$1,411−$314
Owner-occupied69.9%54.1%+15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%9.5%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%53.5%−10.8 pts
Average commute24.920.1+4.8
Worked from home8.1%20.0%−11.9 pts
Public transit to work1.0%4.6%−3.6 pts
Uninsured5.7%4.4%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025