Kankakee Population and Demographics

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Kankakee City, Illinois Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Kankakee Population: 27491 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 13161 47.87% Female 14330 52.13%       Under 5 years 2292 8.34% 5 to 9 years 2395 8.71% 10 to 14 years 2163 7.87% 15 to 19 years 2008 7.3% 20 to 24 years 1922 6.99% 25 to 34 years 3941 14.34% 35 to 44 years 3954 14.38% 45 to 54 years 3188 11.6% 55 to 59 years 1099 4% 60 to 64 years 858 3.12% 65 to 74 years 1633 5.94% 75 to 84 years 1413 5.14% 85 years and over 625 2.27%       Median age (years) 32.3       18 years and over 19391 70.54% Male 8979 32.66% Female 10412 37.87% 21 years and over 18234 66.33% 62 years and over 4190 15.24% 65 years and over 3671 13.35% Male 1335 4.86% Female 2336 8.5%       Race     One race 26969 98.1% White 13998 50.92% Black or African American 11291 41.07% American Indian and Alaska Native 75 0.27% Asian 87 0.32% Asian indian 24 0.09% Chinese 19 0.07% Filipino 19 0.07% Japanese 3 0.01% Korean 9 0.03% Vietnamese 8 0.03% Other Asian 5 0.02% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.03% Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 3 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 1 0% Some other race 1511 5.5% Two or more races 522 1.9%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 27491 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2544 9.25% Mexican 2152 7.83% Puerto Rican 93 0.34% Cuban 14 0.05% Other Hispanic or Latino 285 1.04% Not Hispanic or Latino 24947 90.75% White alone 13130 47.76%       Relationship     Total Population 27491 100.00% In households 26044 94.74% Householder 10020 36.45% Spouse 3647 13.27% Child 8717 31.71% Own child under 18 years 6902 25.11% Other relatives 1942 7.06% Under 18 years 915 3.33% Nonrelatives 1718 6.25% Unmarried partner 703 2.56% In group quarters 1447 5.26% Institutionalized population 1252 4.55% Non-Institutionalized population 195 0.71%       Households by Type     Total Households 10020 100.0 % Family households (families) 6272 62.59% With own children under 18 years 3445 34.38% Married-couple family 3647 36.4% With own children under 18 years 1710 17.07% Female householder, no husband present 2123 21.19% With own children under 18 years 1448 14.45% Non Family households 3748 37.41% Householder living alone 3154 31.48% Householder 65 years and over 1388 13.85%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3900 38.92% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2595 25.9%       Average Household size 2.6 Average family size 3.28       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 10965 100.00% Occupied housing units 10020 91.38% Vacant housing units 945 8.62% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 25 0.23% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 10020 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5352 53.41% Renter-occupied housing units. 4668 46.59%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.68 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.5

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