Lake County vs. Kankakee County

Lake County (IN)Kankakee County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)484,411110,024
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.4%-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)496,095113,450
Population, Census, April 1, 2010496,005113,449
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%16.9%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.8%
White alone, percent71.3%81.4%
Black or African American alone, percent24.5%15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.7%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.4%10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.0%71.9%
Veterans, 2014-201827,4376,722
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)213,77945,652
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%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, 2009-201321.7%18.4%
Building permits, 20181,287157
Households, 2014-2018185,43740,050
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.2%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.6%9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.3%76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.1%87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.1%21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.4%57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,167,025160,293
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,812,708753,897
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)30,831,8664,842,838
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,599,1271,443,323
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,495,2961,463,289
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,184$12,945
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.824.4
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, percent15.7%16.2%
Total employer establishments, 201710,0902,347
Total employment, 2017167,29836,747
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,671,4051,415,732
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201728,6865,937
All firms, 201235,4978,288
Men-owned firms, 201217,0883,967
Women-owned firms, 201214,7813,297
Minority-owned firms, 201213,3981,943
Nonminority-owned firms, 201220,7596,008
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,902768
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201230,8827,076
Black-owned firms, percent, 200718.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.1%28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010994.1167.7
Land area in square miles, 2010498.96676.56

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.