Buda vs Neponset

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

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

Buda has the higher population (511 vs 411 in Neponset). Neponset has the higher median household income ($74,375 vs $49,922 in Buda). Neponset has the higher median home value ($73,800 vs $69,800 in Buda).

Population, income & housing

	Buda	Neponset
Population	511	411
Median age	35.0 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,922	$74,375
Median home value	$69,800	$73,800
Median gross rent	$894	$770
Housing units	220	202
Homeownership rate	86.9%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buda	Neponset
Population	620 → 511 (-17.6%)	454 → 411 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$41,842 → $49,922 (+19.3%)	$53,182 → $74,375 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $69,800 (+10.1%)	$65,200 → $73,800 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $894 (+10.0%)	$679 → $770 (+13.4%)

Buda

Population

620511

Median household income

$41,842$49,922

Median home value

$63,400$69,800

Median gross rent

$813$894

Neponset

Population

454411

Median household income

$53,182$74,375

Median home value

$65,200$73,800

Median gross rent

$679$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buda	Neponset
Under 5	10.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	15.1%
45 to 54	18.0%	15.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.6%
75 and over	4.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buda	Neponset
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buda	Neponset
No high school diploma	19.8%	5.0%
High school graduate	54.4%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buda	Neponset
Drove alone	91.8%	76.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buda	Neponset
1-unit, detached	92.3%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Buda	Neponset
Poverty rate	14.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1945	1955