Buckner vs Freeman Spur

A side-by-side comparison of Buckner and Freeman Spur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buckner has the higher population (305 vs 165 in Freeman Spur). Buckner has the higher median household income ($47,222 vs $35,000 in Freeman Spur). Freeman Spur has the higher median home value ($66,900 vs $53,600 in Buckner).

Population, income & housing

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
Population	305	165
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,222	$35,000
Median home value	$53,600	$66,900
Median gross rent	$1,025	$594
Housing units	146	95
Homeownership rate	81.8%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
Population	391 → 305 (-22.0%)	303 → 165 (-45.5%)
Median household income	$36,136 → $47,222 (+30.7%)	$45,469 → $35,000 (-23.0%)
Median home value	$51,200 → $53,600 (+4.7%)	$65,500 → $66,900 (+2.1%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $1,025 (+39.8%)	$700 → $594 (-15.1%)

Buckner

Population

391305

Median household income

$36,136$47,222

Median home value

$51,200$53,600

Median gross rent

$733$1,025

Freeman Spur

Population

303165

Median household income

$45,469$35,000

Median home value

$65,500$66,900

Median gross rent

$700$594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
Under 5	5.9%	9.1%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	16.7%	15.8%
45 to 54	8.5%	7.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	14.4%	12.7%
75 and over	8.2%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.5%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
No high school diploma	9.5%	28.7%
High school graduate	39.0%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
Drove alone	83.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
1-unit, detached	72.6%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Buckner	Freeman Spur
Poverty rate	19.7%	31.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1951	1963