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Grant Park, Illinois, in Kankakee county, is 24 miles S of Hammond, Indiana (center to center) and 42 miles S of Chicago, Illinois. The village is included in the Kankakee metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,358 people lived in Grant Park.
In Grant Park, about 65% of adults are married. Grant Park is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in village is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
In 2000, Grant Park had a median family income of $55,250.
Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from Grant Park.
An estimated 73% of living spaces in Grant Park are occupied by their owners, not by renters.
In Grant Park, 90% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, the village is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).
Grant Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State) | Top 5% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
Comparing Grant Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Women |  |  |
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| Portion of People Married |  | |
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| Working at Home | | |
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