County in Illinois
Kankakee County
About 106,600 people, median household income $71,300.
District lines run through Kankakee County, so who represents you here depends on where you live. Search your address to see yours.
Who lives in Kankakee County
Census survey estimates for 2020 to 2024, rounded.
People
- Population
- 106,600
- Median age
- 39.0 years
- Under 18
- 23%
- 65 and over
- 18%
- Veterans, of adults
- 7%
- Speak another language at home
- 11%
Race and ethnicity
- Hispanic or Latino, of any race
- 13%
- White, not Hispanic
- 68%
- Black, not Hispanic
- 14%
- Asian, not Hispanic
- 1%
Income and housing
- Median household income
- $71,300
- Below the poverty line
- 12%
- Bachelor's or higher, adults 25+
- 21%
- Owner-occupied homes
- 70%
- Median home value
- $193,000
2024 vote for president
- Donald Trump, Republican
- 59.5%
- Kamala Harris, Democrat
- 38.7%
- Other candidates
- 1.9%
Votes counted, by precinct. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, precinct returns (public domain).
Represent all of Kankakee County
Kankakee County's districts (10)
U.S. House (2)
- U.S. House District 1
Held by Jonathan L. Jackson, Democratic
Part of Kankakee County: 36,976 people in 2020
- U.S. House District 2
Held by Robin L. Kelly, Democratic
Part of Kankakee County: 70,526 people in 2020
Illinois Senate (4)
- Illinois Senate District 15
Held by Napoleon Harris, Democratic
Part of Kankakee County: 15,620 people in 2020
- Illinois Senate District 17
Held by Elgie Sims, Democratic
Part of Kankakee County: 18,628 people in 2020
- Illinois Senate District 40
Held by Patrick Joyce, Democratic
Part of Kankakee County: 73,247 people in 2020
- Illinois Senate District 53
Held by Chris Balkema, Republican
Part of Kankakee County: 7 people in 2020
Illinois House (4)
- Illinois House District 29
Held by Thaddeus Jones, Democratic
Part of Kankakee County: 15,620 people in 2020
- Illinois House District 34
Held by Nick Smith, Democratic
Part of Kankakee County: 18,628 people in 2020
- Illinois House District 79
Held by Jackie Haas, Republican
Part of Kankakee County: 73,247 people in 2020
- Illinois House District 106
Held by Jason Bunting, Republican
Part of Kankakee County: 7 people in 2020
Towns (21)
Cities, villages and unincorporated communities, with the number of people in the county’s part of each at the 2020 Census.
- Kankakee24,052
- Bourbonnais18,164
- Bradley15,419
- Manteno9,210
- Momence3,117
- Limestone1,558
- Herscher1,521
- Grant Park1,294
- St. Anne1,161
- Essex841
- Aroma Park664
- Hopkins Park597
- Sun River Terrace455
- Chebanse (part)398
- Bonfield351
- Buckingham244
- Sammons Point214
- Reddick (part)178
- Cabery (part)71
- Irwin68
- Union Hill55
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; towns and counties from the 2020 Census, Demographic and Housing Characteristics. Figures rounded by us. Retrieved 2026-10-19. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.