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Compare Kankakee to Melrose Park

This post compares Kankakee, Illinois to Melrose Park, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Kankakee (city) Melrose Park (village)
Population 26,036 25,447
Income (median) $33,487 $31,953
Home Value (median) $85,800 $173,700
White 53% 57%
Black 39% 6%
Asian 1% 0%
With Kids 33% 44%
Age (median) 35 32
Rentals 50% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Kankakee or Melrose Park?
A: Kankakee has a similar population count than Melrose Park: 26036 compared with 25447 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Kankakee or in Melrose Park?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Kankakee.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Kankakee or Melrose Park?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Kankakee.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Melrose Park does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 50% for Kankakee versus 51% for Melrose Park.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Kankakee may include: Danville, Blue-Island, and Chicago-Heights.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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