Lake County vs. Kankakee County
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Lake County (IN) Kankakee County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 484,411 110,024
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -2.4% -3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 496,095 113,450
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 496,005 113,449
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.4% 22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 16.9%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 50.8%
White alone, percent 71.3% 81.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 24.5% 15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 1.7% 1.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 19.4% 10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.0% 71.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 27,437 6,722
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.9% 4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 213,779 45,652
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.6% 68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $143,500 $144,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,231 $1,364
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $445 $557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $873 $869
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.7% 18.4%
Building permits, 2018 1,287 157
Households, 2014-2018 185,437 40,050
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.59 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.2% 89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 14.6% 9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.8% 86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 77.3% 76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.1% 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 22.1% 21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.7% 6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.4% 61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.4% 57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,167,025 160,293
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,812,708 753,897
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 30,831,866 4,842,838
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,599,127 1,443,323
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,495,296 1,463,289
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,184 $12,945
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.8 24.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,249 $57,981
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,660 $27,164
Persons in poverty, percent 15.7% 16.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 10,090 2,347
Total employment, 2017 167,298 36,747
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,671,405 1,415,732
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.7% 0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 28,686 5,937
All firms, 2012 35,497 8,288
Men-owned firms, 2012 17,088 3,967
Women-owned firms, 2012 14,781 3,297
Minority-owned firms, 2012 13,398 1,943
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 20,759 6,008
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,902 768
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 30,882 7,076
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.6% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.1% 28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 994.1 167.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 498.96 676.56
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lake county (IN) and Kankakee county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.