Grundy County vs. Kankakee County

	Grundy County (IL)	Kankakee County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	50,972	110,024
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.8%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	50,077	113,450
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	50,063	113,449
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.3%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	50.8%
White alone, percent	95.6%	81.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	1.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.2%	10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.1%	71.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,041	6,722
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.8%	4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,138	45,652
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.1%	68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$191,300	$144,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,588	$1,364
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$660	$557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$973	$869
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.8%	18.4%
Building permits, 2018	206	157
Households, 2014-2018	19,398	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	89.2%	89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.2%	9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.9%	86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.1%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.0%	6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.6%	61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.9%	57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	59,698	160,293
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,113,832	4,842,838
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	737,976	1,443,323
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	524,667	1,463,289
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,435	$12,945
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.1	24.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$74,140	$57,981
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,308	$27,164
Persons in poverty, percent	5.9%	16.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,187	2,347
Total employment, 2017	16,898	36,747
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	894,702	1,415,732
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.6%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,981	5,937
All firms, 2012	3,683	8,288
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,784	3,967
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,327	3,297
Minority-owned firms, 2012	291	1,943
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,207	6,008
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	247	768
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,151	7,076
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.3%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	119.8	167.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	418.04	676.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Grundy county (IL) and Kankakee county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.