Kewanee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,229 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kewanee is the 192nd largest community in Illinois. Kewanee has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Being a small city, Kewanee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Kewanee are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.13% of adults in Kewanee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Kewanee in 2022 was $23,645, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,580 for a family of four. However, Kewanee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kewanee is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kewanee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kewanee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kewanee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.18% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kewanee include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Kewanee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.