Will County vs. Kankakee County

Will County (IL)Kankakee County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)692,310110,024
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.2%-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)677,560113,450
Population, Census, April 1, 2010677,560113,449
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.9%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%16.9%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.8%
White alone, percent79.4%81.4%
Black or African American alone, percent12.1%15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent6.0%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent17.8%10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.0%71.9%
Veterans, 2014-201830,1916,722
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.1%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)245,20045,652
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201881.0%68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$224,800$144,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,900$1,364
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$745$557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,167$869
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.3%18.4%
Building permits, 20181,627157
Households, 2014-2018227,84840,050
Persons per household, 2014-20182.982.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.1%9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.1%86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.7%76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.9%87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.0%21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.6%9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.3%6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.3%57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,313,535160,293
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,467,555753,897
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)20,627,2424,842,838
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,925,1421,443,323
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,862,1061,463,289
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,519$12,945
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201833.224.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$83,504$57,981
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,259$27,164
Persons in poverty, percent6.4%16.2%
Total employer establishments, 201715,4172,347
Total employment, 2017228,61836,747
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,316,2341,415,732
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.5%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201748,9635,937
All firms, 201253,5778,288
Men-owned firms, 201229,2693,967
Women-owned firms, 201218,8113,297
Minority-owned firms, 201214,1561,943
Nonminority-owned firms, 201237,8836,008
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,804768
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201247,8337,076
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.4%28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010809.6167.7
Land area in square miles, 2010836.91676.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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