Language Spoken At Home in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,093 | 100% |
English only | 21,133 | 84.2% |
Language other than English | 3,960 | 15.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,241 | 8.9% |
Spanish | 3,715 | 14.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,162 | 8.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 172 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 41 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 32 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,560 | 100% |
American | 675 | 2.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 90 | 0.3% |
Danish | 95 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 481 | 1.7% |
English | 1,112 | 4.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,866 | 6.8% |
French Canadian | 308 | 1.1% |
German | 3,656 | 13.3% |
Greek | 166 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 20 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,067 | 7.5% |
Italian | 748 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 68 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 96 | 0.3% |
Polish | 744 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.1% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 76 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 287 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 66 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 255 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 299 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 121 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 73 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 61 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,553 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,635 | 59.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,972 | 31.1% |
Married-couple family | 2,981 | 31.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,348 | 14.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 554 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 257 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,100 | 22.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,367 | 14.3% |
Nonfamily households | 3,918 | 41.0% |
Householder living alone | 3,330 | 34.9% |
65 years and over | 1,276 | 13.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,526 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,348 | 24.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 25,918 | 100% |
Householder | 9,553 | 36.9% |
Spouse | 2,970 | 11.5% |
Child | 8,909 | 34.4% |
Other relatives | 2,815 | 10.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,671 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 817 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,199 | 100% |
Never married | 4,943 | 48.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,629 | 35.6% |
Separated | 185 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 383 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 1,059 | 10.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,443 | 100% |
Never married | 3,980 | 38.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,462 | 33.2% |
Separated | 448 | 4.3% |
Widowed | 1,008 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 1,545 | 14.8% |
Fertility in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 585 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 302 | 51.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 143 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 765 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 338 | 44.2% |
Less than 1 year | 37 | 4.8% |
1 or 2 years | 64 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 148 | 19.3% |
5 or more years | 89 | 11.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 338 | 100% |
Who are female | 245 | 72.5% |
Who are married | 246 | 72.8% |
School Enrollment in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,652 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 494 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 467 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,583 | 46.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,573 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,535 | 20.1% |
Educational Attainment in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,815 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,721 | 10.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,353 | 14.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,763 | 34.3% |
Some college, no degree | 4,232 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 880 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,320 | 7.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 546 | 3.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.1% |
Veteran Status in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,458 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,803 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,549 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,183 | 15.8% |
Under 18 years | 8,018 | 100% |
With a disability | 408 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 15,429 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,332 | 15.1% |
65 years and over | 3,102 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,443 | 46.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,028 | 100% |
Same house | 21,976 | 81.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,006 | 18.5% |
Same county | 3,706 | 13.7% |
Different county | 1,300 | 4.8% |
Same state | 947 | 3.5% |
Different state | 353 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 46 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,560 | 100% |
Native | 24,935 | 90.5% |
Born in United States | 24,751 | 89.8% |
State of residence | 20,089 | 72.9% |
Different state | 4,662 | 16.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 184 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,625 | 9.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,625 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 468 | 17.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,157 | 82.2% |
Year of Entry in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,809 | 100% |
Native | 184 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 180 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 2,625 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,603 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kankakee City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,625 | 100% |
Europe | 96 | 3.7% |
Asia | 78 | 3.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,442 | 93.0% |
Northern America | 9 | 0.3% |