Language Spoken At Home in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 105,623 | 100% |
English only | 97,102 | 91.9% |
Language other than English | 8,521 | 8.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,553 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 6,658 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,200 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,399 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 213 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 360 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 121 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 104 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 113,170 | 100% |
American | 4,391 | 3.9% |
Arab | 60 | 0.1% |
Czech | 679 | 0.6% |
Danish | 844 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 3,288 | 2.9% |
English | 7,727 | 6.8% |
French (except Basque) | 10,709 | 9.5% |
French Canadian | 1,777 | 1.6% |
German | 28,773 | 25.4% |
Greek | 560 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 253 | 0.2% |
Irish | 15,628 | 13.8% |
Italian | 7,114 | 6.3% |
Lithuanian | 674 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 1,168 | 1.0% |
Polish | 7,912 | 7.0% |
Portuguese | 91 | 0.1% |
Russian | 147 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 701 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 1,249 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 297 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 467 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 2,093 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 249 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 67 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 500 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 113 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 41,068 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 27,840 | 67.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,620 | 30.7% |
Married-couple family | 19,633 | 47.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,694 | 18.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,020 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,105 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,187 | 15.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,821 | 9.3% |
Nonfamily households | 13,228 | 32.2% |
Householder living alone | 10,954 | 26.7% |
65 years and over | 4,539 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,109 | 34.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,525 | 25.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 108,567 | 100% |
Householder | 41,068 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 19,622 | 18.1% |
Child | 34,813 | 32.1% |
Other relatives | 7,140 | 6.6% |
Nonrelatives | 5,924 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 2,875 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 43,390 | 100% |
Never married | 16,145 | 37.2% |
Now married, except separated | 21,161 | 48.8% |
Separated | 477 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 1,341 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 4,266 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 46,160 | 100% |
Never married | 13,407 | 29.0% |
Now married, except separated | 20,811 | 45.1% |
Separated | 1,083 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 4,846 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 6,013 | 13.0% |
Fertility in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,767 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 832 | 47.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 122 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,293 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 990 | 43.2% |
Less than 1 year | 128 | 5.6% |
1 or 2 years | 320 | 14.0% |
3 or 4 years | 232 | 10.1% |
5 or more years | 310 | 13.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 990 | 100% |
Who are female | 654 | 66.1% |
Who are married | 731 | 73.8% |
School Enrollment in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 31,021 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,953 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,478 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,928 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,656 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 8,006 | 25.8% |
Educational Attainment in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 72,907 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,428 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,077 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 25,400 | 34.8% |
Some college, no degree | 18,107 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 6,553 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,677 | 10.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,665 | 6.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.9% |
Veteran Status in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 84,541 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,547 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 111,053 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,478 | 13.9% |
Under 18 years | 28,444 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,297 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 68,249 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,537 | 12.5% |
65 years and over | 14,360 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,644 | 39.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 111,574 | 100% |
Same house | 95,854 | 85.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,423 | 13.8% |
Same county | 10,244 | 9.2% |
Different county | 5,179 | 4.6% |
Same state | 3,678 | 3.3% |
Different state | 1,501 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 297 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 113,170 | 100% |
Native | 108,021 | 95.5% |
Born in United States | 107,447 | 94.9% |
State of residence | 89,334 | 78.9% |
Different state | 18,113 | 16.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 574 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 5,149 | 4.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,149 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,772 | 34.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,377 | 65.6% |
Year of Entry in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,723 | 100% |
Native | 574 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 568 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 5,149 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 55 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,094 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kankakee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,149 | 100% |
Europe | 379 | 7.4% |
Asia | 829 | 16.1% |
Africa | 113 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 4 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 3,764 | 73.1% |
Northern America | 60 | 1.2% |