COMPARING TWO PLACES
Onarga vs Kankakee
PLACE A
Onarga, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kankakee, Illinois
Onarga is 94% smaller than Kankakee. Onarga earns more, with a median household income $30,838 higher. Onarga has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -13%).
ONARGAKANKAKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,30523,400−94% vs Kankakee
Population density7801,545−765
Population growth-2.6%-12.7%+10.1 pts
Median age42.336.1+6.2
Male51.2%51.0%+0.2 pts
Female48.8%49.0%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born33.8%13.4%+20.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.6%31.3%+6.2 pts
Black1.3%39.8%−38.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino60.3%24.5%+35.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.9%−0.7 pts
Other0.7%3.5%−2.8 pts
Median household income$78,352$47,514+$30,838
Per capita income$31,752$25,563+$6,189
Poverty rate8.6%25.5%−16.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%13.0%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree3.4%5.4%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%7.6%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation63.7%57.0%+6.7 pts
Median home value$99,300$104,900−$5,600
Median gross rent$941$1,023−$82
Owner-occupied88.6%50.8%+37.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%17.4%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.9%−47.9 pts
Average commute18.522.0−3.4
Worked from home2.3%4.7%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured13.2%8.6%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025