Basco vs Bentley

A side-by-side comparison of Basco and Bentley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Basco has the higher population (73 vs 15 in Bentley). Since 2019, Basco's population has grown faster (-18.9% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Basco	Bentley
Population	73	15
Median age	48.3 yrs	69.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	—
Median home value	$38,200	—
Housing units	45	10
Homeownership rate	83.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Basco	Bentley
Population	90 → 73 (-18.9%)	19 → 15 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$42,000 → $46,250 (+10.1%)	$86,250 → $46,250 (-46.4%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $38,200 (-1.5%)	$65,000 → $45,000 (-30.8%)

Basco

Population

9073

Median household income

$42,000$46,250

Median home value

$38,800$38,200

Bentley

Population

1915

Median household income

$86,250$46,250

Median home value

$65,000$45,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Basco	Bentley
Under 5	12.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	1.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	21.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	6.7%
65 to 74	13.7%	40.0%
75 and over	6.8%	26.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Basco	Bentley
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Basco	Bentley
No high school diploma	8.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	59.2%	6.7%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Basco	Bentley
Drove alone	82.9%	60.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	8.6%	20.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Basco	Bentley
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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

	Basco	Bentley
Poverty rate	12.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.97	1.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1938	1943