Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Kankakee Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is River Road Park, at 252 acres. We don’t grade Kankakee Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Kankakee Township beats most towns.
27,558 counted in 2010 and 24,508 in 2020; an estimated 23,835 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Census counts: 5,651 in 1880, 24,052 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 3 maps from 1922 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kankakee Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Kankakee Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 68 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kankakee Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Kankakee SD 111. Two of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–6 | Grades 2–6 | 519 | C |
| Kankakee High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,360 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Kankakee Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Kankakee Township’s working residents works in town. Kankakee Township’s median household income is $51,000, below both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 4.7% of workers work from home in Kankakee Township.
| Kankakee Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 4.7% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
44% of Kankakee Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Kankakee Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 18% of Kankakee Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Kankakee Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Kankakee Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 10.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.9% | 7.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.3% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.6 miles of trail in 26 parks and preserves.
| Kankakee Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Small Memorial Park | 1.3 mi | 26 |
| 2. River Road Park | 0.5 mi | 252 |
| 3. Bird Park | 0.5 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kankakee Township
About 4 of every 100 Kankakee Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Kankakee ( KANG-kə-KEE) is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an anchor city in the rural plains outside Chicago.
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6 towns share a border with Kankakee Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aroma Township | #745 | D | B− | — | D− | C+ |
| Otto Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Bourbonnais Township | #523 | C+ | C | — | B | B− |
| Limestone Township | #583 | C | B− | — | B+ | D |
| Kankakee | #765 | D− | B− | — | D | D |
| Bradley | #633 | C− | C+ | C− | C+ | C+ |
Otto Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Aroma Township, Otto Township, Bourbonnais Township, Limestone Township and Kankakee report no FBI crime data of their own. Kankakee Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kankakee Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Kankakee Township yet; the figures below are still real.