Buda vs Dalzell

A side-by-side comparison of Buda and Dalzell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dalzell has the higher population (716 vs 511 in Buda). Dalzell has the higher median household income ($74,625 vs $49,922 in Buda). Dalzell has the higher median home value ($159,400 vs $69,800 in Buda).

Population, income & housing

	Buda	Dalzell
Population	511	716
Median age	35.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,922	$74,625
Median home value	$69,800	$159,400
Median gross rent	$894	$970
Housing units	220	300
Homeownership rate	86.9%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buda	Dalzell
Population	620 → 511 (-17.6%)	690 → 716 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$41,842 → $49,922 (+19.3%)	$56,607 → $74,625 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $69,800 (+10.1%)	$128,400 → $159,400 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $894 (+10.0%)	$808 → $970 (+20.0%)

Buda

Population

620511

Median household income

$41,842$49,922

Median home value

$63,400$69,800

Median gross rent

$813$894

Dalzell

Population

690716

Median household income

$56,607$74,625

Median home value

$128,400$159,400

Median gross rent

$808$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buda	Dalzell
Under 5	10.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.0%	9.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	18.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	6.5%	13.0%
75 and over	4.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buda	Dalzell
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buda	Dalzell
No high school diploma	19.8%	3.3%
High school graduate	54.4%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buda	Dalzell
Drove alone	91.8%	88.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buda	Dalzell
1-unit, detached	92.3%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buda	Dalzell
Poverty rate	14.0%	9.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1945	1960