PlainZIP

Kankakee, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kankakee, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 37,157. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KANKAKEE-IL · Kankakee, IL 1 ZIPs · 37,157 pop · #18627/25278 · Kankakee County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,309
  • RANK-LOWER #18627/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bradley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 37,157
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $151,200

Nearest income peer: Bradley, IL (+ $2,254 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kankakee

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kankakee on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kankakee, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
37,157
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,309
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,309 and poverty 20.2% concentrate in 60901.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,045 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, Little York is the closest lower-income city and Beecher City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kankakee.

Population concentration

Kankakee reads through its lone ZIP, 60901

37,157 ACS residents, one ZIP: 60901 is not the leading code inside Kankakee, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Kankakee's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 741 establishments, 12,016 employees , annual payroll $705,267k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60901 (741 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (113) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Kankakee, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Kankakee County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kankakee. See the Kankakee County roll-up →

Kankakee sits in the lower half of Kankakee County on income: Bourbonnais, Manteno and Bradley report more, and only Pembroke Township reports less. Essex marks the far end of that range at $110,000, 89% above Kankakee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60901 37,157 $58,309 741 150
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Kankakee roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kankakee, .