Buda vs La Moille

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

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

La Moille has the higher population (732 vs 511 in Buda). La Moille has the higher median household income ($65,542 vs $49,922 in Buda). La Moille has the higher median home value ($104,700 vs $69,800 in Buda).

Population, income & housing

	Buda	La Moille
Population	511	732
Median age	35.0 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,922	$65,542
Median home value	$69,800	$104,700
Median gross rent	$894	$836
Housing units	220	314
Homeownership rate	86.9%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buda	La Moille
Population	620 → 511 (-17.6%)	760 → 732 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$41,842 → $49,922 (+19.3%)	$61,563 → $65,542 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $69,800 (+10.1%)	$99,800 → $104,700 (+4.9%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $894 (+10.0%)	$755 → $836 (+10.7%)

Buda

Population

620511

Median household income

$41,842$49,922

Median home value

$63,400$69,800

Median gross rent

$813$894

La Moille

Population

760732

Median household income

$61,563$65,542

Median home value

$99,800$104,700

Median gross rent

$755$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buda	La Moille
Under 5	10.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	16.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	18.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.4%
75 and over	4.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buda	La Moille
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
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%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buda	La Moille
No high school diploma	19.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	54.4%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buda	La Moille
Drove alone	91.8%	93.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buda	La Moille
1-unit, detached	92.3%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buda	La Moille
Poverty rate	14.0%	7.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	33	20
Median year structure built	1945	1953