Kankakee migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 3,605 people moved into the Kankakee metro and 3,592 moved out, a net of +13. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Chicago, IL-IN leads both directions, with 1,823 people in and 1,310 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 53–62% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −195 in 2020–21 to +13 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
105,525
▼ 0.3% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2011
113,532
7.1% below the 2011 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −234, against births minus deaths (−153) and international migration (+92).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 113,532 in 2011. The 2025 estimate of 105,525 is 7.1% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$11M
▼ $111M arrived · $122M left
Avg household income · movers
$52k in · $57k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%
Kankakee wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Kankakee metro in 2022–23 reported $111M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $122M with them, a net loss of $11M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $52k of income, vs $57k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 62% of inbound and 53% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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