COMPARING TWO PLACES
Union Hill vs Kankakee
PLACE A
Union Hill, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kankakee, Illinois
Union Hill is 100% smaller than Kankakee. Union Hill earns more, with a median household income $64,986 higher. Union Hill has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -13%).
UNION HILLKANKAKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population4923,400−100% vs Kankakee
Population density7541,545−791
Population growth-5.2%-12.7%+7.5 pts
Median age42.836.1+6.7
Male46.6%51.0%−4.4 pts
Female53.4%49.0%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born6.8%13.4%−6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.5%31.3%+37.2 pts
Black0.0%39.8%−39.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.3%24.5%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other8.2%3.5%+4.7 pts
Median household income$112,500$47,514+$64,986
Per capita income$41,638$25,563+$16,075
Poverty rate2.8%25.5%−22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%13.0%+26.1 pts
Graduate degree23.9%5.4%+18.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Labor force participation74.5%57.0%+17.5 pts
Median home value$158,300$104,900+$53,400
Median gross rent$0$1,023−$1,023
Owner-occupied85.7%50.8%+35.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%17.4%−17.4 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%47.9%+27.1 pts
Average commute26.522.0+4.6
Worked from home2.9%4.7%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured11.0%8.6%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025