Burton vs La Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Burton and La Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Burton and La Prairie are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burton has the higher population (90 vs 57 in La Prairie). Since 2019, Burton's population has grown faster (+119.5% vs +11.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	La Prairie
Population	90	57
Median age	41.5 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,694
Median home value	—	$95,000
Housing units	22	33
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	La Prairie
Population	41 → 90 (+119.5%)	51 → 57 (+11.8%)
Median household income	—	$46,250 → $80,694 (+74.5%)
Median home value	—	$70,000 → $95,000 (+35.7%)

Burton

Population

4190

La Prairie

Population

5157

Median household income

$46,250$80,694

Median home value

$70,000$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	La Prairie
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	44.4%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	32.2%	24.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	23.3%	5.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.5%
75 and over	0.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	La Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	La Prairie
No high school diploma	20.0%	26.8%
High school graduate	58.0%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	La Prairie
Drove alone	72.4%	93.8%
Carpooled	27.6%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	La Prairie
1-unit, detached	100.0%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burton	La Prairie
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.5%
Average household size	4.09	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	49
Median year structure built	—	1938