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Real estate agents and brokers in Kankakee County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Kankakee County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,681 of 2,176 scored counties
#63 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 79
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $568.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,860 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 132
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,525
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Kankakee County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,681 of 2,176 scored counties and #63 of 82 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Kankakee County comes to about $568.2M a year: $13,860 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 32% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
There are 79 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Kankakee County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 19.3 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Kankakee County in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,281 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Kankakee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kankakee County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Kankakee County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 132 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,281 | 1,021 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +10.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,860 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,281 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 32+10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 795 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Kankakee County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Kankakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,525−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,996
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,302
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,664
- Daytime population
- 98,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Kankakee County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry County, IL | 69 | 11 | 5.4 | 468 | −2.2% | #229 of 2,176 |
| 2Woodford County, IL | 69 | 10 | 6.8 | 409 | −0.8% | #232 of 2,176 |
| 3Douglas County, IL | 68 | 7 | 9.0 | 282 | +0.5% | #263 of 2,176 |
| 4Bureau County, IL | 66 | 8 | 5.7 | 430 | −2.1% | #314 of 2,176 |
| 5Clinton County, IL | 65 | 19 | 13.0 | 205 | +0.6% | #355 of 2,176 |
| 6Boone County, IL | 63 | 16 | 8.2 | 328 | +0.4% | #409 of 2,176 |
| 7Randolph County, IL | 62 | 12 | 10.0 | 240 | −0.6% | #457 of 2,176 |
| 8Fulton County, IL | 61 | 11 | 8.0 | 295 | −2.0% | #503 of 2,176 |
| 9Kendall County, IL | 61 | 89 | 19.6 | 153 | +9.9% | #530 of 2,176 |
| 10Jersey County, IL | 60 | 9 | 11.3 | 231 | −1.5% | #548 of 2,176 |
| 63Kankakee County, IL | 38 | 79 | 19.3 | 132 | −1.7% | #1,681 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Kankakee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management58
- Mortgage brokers and lenders51
- Home inspectors13
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Kankakee County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 79 real estate agents and brokers in Kankakee County. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kankakee County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $568.2M a year, or $13,860 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 79 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,996 households in Kankakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kankakee County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Kankakee County has 19.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 132, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Kankakee County would have about 104, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,281 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kankakee County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kankakee County at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in Kankakee County is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kankakee County scores 38 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,681 of 2,176 scored counties.
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