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Kankakee, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale is 0% more densely populated than Kankakee.
- People are 41.4% less likely to be married in Carbondale.
- The Median Age is 11.1 years younger in Carbondale.
 Kankakee, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,388329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.838.4
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 Population - 201027,524  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,681285,036,114
 Population - 199027,575  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,295.993.4
 Land Area15.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Kankakee, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Kankakee, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 White35.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.4%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Kankakee, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Married Population36.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock19.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.4%50.2%
 Never Married46.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.862.60
 Households9,408  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,13980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,716  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 18 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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