Kankakee, Illinois Population History 1990 - 2016

Quick Facts

Kankakee, Illinois is the 1,409th largest city in the United States as of 2016.

Kankakee, Illinois is a city.

Kankakee, Illinois is currently 5.5% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Kankakee, Illinois's growth is extremely below average. 87% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
1399	McHenry, Illinois	26,611	22.0%
1400	Carrollton, Georgia	26,562	32.8%
1401	Paradise, California	26,551	0.3%
1402	Shoreview, Minnesota	26,548	1.8%
1403	Fremont, Nebraska	26,519	4.9%
1404	Temple Terrace, Florida	26,515	21.2%
1405	Bessemer, Alabama	26,511	-12.4%
1406	Statesville, North Carolina	26,506	12.6%
1407	Pearl, Mississippi	26,485	16.4%
1408	Superior, Wisconsin	26,475	-3.3%
1409	Kankakee, Illinois	26,445	-4.3%
1410	Williston, North Dakota	26,426	112.0%
1411	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	26,423	5.0%
1412	Wasco, California	26,395	23.7%
1413	Batavia, Illinois	26,391	8.1%
1414	Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin	26,360	14.0%
1415	Canton, Georgia	26,340	210.1%
1416	Yukon, Oklahoma	26,340	25.0%
1417	Vernon Hills, Illinois	26,328	29.2%
1418	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	26,313	1.6%
1419	Medina, Ohio	26,261	3.9%

Similarly Sized Cities In Illinois

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
739	Oak Park	51,774	-1.3%
740	Hoffman Estates	51,738	4.1%
764	Downers Grove	49,473	-0.4%
807	Glenview	47,475	9.9%
825	Elmhurst	46,387	7.6%
861	Lombard	43,815	2.7%
870	DeKalb	43,194	10.2%
877	Plainfield	42,933	212.3%
895	Moline	42,250	-3.8%
900	Urbana	42,014	11.0%
903	Belleville	41,906	-1.0%
917	Buffalo Grove	41,346	-4.4%
921	Bartlett	41,178	11.8%
932	Quincy	40,531	-0.3%
938	Crystal Lake	40,339	5.1%
941	Streamwood	40,166	9.6%
944	Carol Stream	40,069	-1.0%
955	Romeoville	39,706	79.7%
993	Wheeling	38,315	5.6%
995	Carpentersville	38,291	23.0%
998	Rock Island	38,210	-3.6%
1003	Hanover Park	38,044	-0.6%
1021	Park Ridge	37,496	-0.7%
1032	Addison	36,902	1.3%
1037	Calumet City	36,732	-5.8%
1105	Oswego	34,571	148.7%
1114	Glendale Heights	34,145	6.7%
1135	Woodridge	33,476	7.5%
1138	Northbrook	33,421	-0.3%
1152	Pekin	33,038	-2.5%
1159	Elk Grove Village	32,931	-5.2%
1165	St. Charles	32,717	15.8%
1193	Danville	31,597	-8.1%
1200	Mundelein	31,475	1.1%
1218	Galesburg	30,960	-8.1%
1219	Gurnee	30,957	6.9%
1220	Algonquin	30,947	33.1%
1258	Chicago Heights	30,026	-8.3%
1261	North Chicago	29,951	-16.7%
1271	Highland Park	29,641	-2.2%
1272	Niles	29,617	-1.3%
1287	O'Fallon	29,031	30.3%
1291	Granite City	28,908	-9.4%
1292	Burbank	28,886	3.4%
1298	Lake in the Hills	28,830	19.7%
1333	Lansing	28,086	-0.7%
1336	Glen Ellyn	28,042	2.9%
1345	Oak Forest	27,792	-1.4%
1346	Round Lake Beach	27,776	6.2%
1368	West Chicago	27,221	13.9%
1369	Wilmette	27,219	-1.4%
1387	East St. Louis	26,922	-14.6%
1390	Alton	26,861	-11.8%
1398	Huntley	26,611	327.9%
1399	McHenry	26,611	22.0%
1409	Kankakee	26,445	-4.3%
1413	Batavia	26,391	8.1%
1417	Vernon Hills	26,328	29.2%
1422	New Lenox	26,217	42.7%
1424	Carbondale	26,179	-0.2%
1477	Lockport	25,231	60.6%
1478	Melrose Park	25,229	8.8%
1485	Woodstock	25,085	23.4%
1486	Edwardsville	25,071	12.0%
1487	Belvidere	25,070	18.2%
1498	Harvey	24,947	-16.7%
1512	Westmont	24,767	-0.5%
1517	Collinsville	24,635	-1.2%
1520	Elmwood Park	24,626	-2.9%
1529	Homer Glen	24,481	9.0%
1536	Freeport	24,392	-7.6%
1557	Zion	24,029	4.4%
1558	Rolling Meadows	24,021	-2.5%
1574	Maywood	23,756	-11.8%
1587	Loves Park	23,413	15.1%
1590	Blue Island	23,401	-0.2%
1598	Morton Grove	23,227	3.6%
1613	East Peoria	22,939	1.1%
1615	Lisle	22,930	1.4%
1618	Dolton	22,891	-10.5%
1619	Machesney Park	22,873	9.9%
1622	Roselle	22,814	-2.1%
1651	South Elgin	22,433	35.6%
1667	Darien	22,085	-3.8%
1669	Bloomingdale	22,075	1.4%
1679	Villa Park	21,882	-1.9%
1680	Geneva	21,880	10.6%
1682	South Holland	21,817	-1.8%
1686	Park Forest	21,785	-7.3%
1719	Crest Hill	21,169	55.1%
1720	East Moline	21,135	-1.5%
1721	Charleston	21,133	-0.1%
1749	Grayslake	20,831	11.1%
1779	Libertyville	20,405	-1.9%
1799	Mokena	20,097	36.3%
1813	Lake Zurich	19,967	7.5%
1836	Evergreen Park	19,637	-5.5%
1843	Montgomery	19,523	248.3%
1854	Lake Forest	19,388	-3.8%
1873	Homewood	19,175	-1.8%
1876	Alsip	19,158	-2.7%
1882	Bellwood	19,107	-6.8%
1885	Matteson	19,097	46.4%
1891	Deerfield	19,000	2.5%
1903	Frankfort	18,857	76.3%
1906	Yorkville	18,833	185.9%
1914	Brookfield	18,753	-1.6%
1918	Jacksonville	18,729	-6.3%
1932	Bourbonnais	18,499	20.4%
1945	Round Lake	18,375	204.8%
1946	Bensenville	18,355	-11.4%
1948	Macomb	18,352	-0.5%
1954	Ottawa	18,289	-1.4%
1965	Franklin Park	18,110	-7.0%
1972	Mattoon	18,028	-1.1%
1989	Sycamore	17,867	43.7%
1993	Cary	17,840	14.3%
1994	Marion	17,826	9.9%
2002	Godfrey	17,733	5.5%
2007	Hinsdale	17,631	0.9%
2027	North Aurora	17,426	59.0%
2029	Palos Hills	17,410	-1.4%
2056	Shorewood	16,948	109.1%
2058	Lemont	16,895	24.9%
2064	Washington	16,851	43.5%
2078	Fairview Heights	16,686	11.2%
2085	Country Club Hills	16,637	2.7%
2096	Westchester	16,563	-1.4%
2129	Morton	16,287	5.3%
2137	Bridgeview	16,248	5.9%
2138	Prospect Heights	16,242	-4.6%
2197	La Grange	15,610	0.1%
2216	Bradley	15,471	18.8%
2247	Mount Vernon	15,137	-7.4%
2248	Dixon	15,135	-5.4%
2272	Sterling	14,908	-5.6%
2291	Midlothian	14,699	2.5%
2311	Norridge	14,498	-0.4%
2312	Morris	14,496	20.5%
2330	Lindenhurst	14,372	12.1%
2342	Antioch	14,274	58.1%
2344	Cahokia	14,260	-12.8%
2345	Chicago Ridge	14,236	0.8%
2357	Canton	14,094	-7.9%
2366	Hickory Hills	13,992	0.5%
2368	Forest Park	13,982	-10.7%
2373	Lincoln	13,969	-9.0%
2381	Beach Park	13,913	36.9%
2384	Hazel Crest	13,892	-6.2%
2398	Wood Dale	13,813	1.5%
2406	Wauconda	13,758	42.4%
2435	Richton Park	13,557	7.8%
2442	Swansea	13,500	22.7%
2445	La Grange Park	13,483	1.5%
2462	Riverdale	13,398	-10.8%
2463	Western Springs	13,391	6.6%
2476	Warrenville	13,246	-0.8%

Demographics

• Demographics For Kankakee, Illinois
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Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2016	26,445	1,409
2015	26,676	1,391
2014	26,860	1,380
2013	27,126	1,356
2012	27,349	1,331
2011	27,499	1,306
2010	27,537	1,294
2009	26,840	1,304
2008	26,778	1,293
2007	26,656	1,294
2006	26,571	1,281
2005	26,667	1,261
2004	26,921	1,240
2003	27,092	1,217
2002	27,300	1,198
2001	27,509	1,177
2000	27,634	1,159
1990	27,972	999