Basco vs Ferris

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

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

Ferris has the higher population (135 vs 73 in Basco). Ferris has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $46,250 in Basco). Ferris has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $38,200 in Basco).

Population, income & housing

	Basco	Ferris
Population	73	135
Median age	48.3 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$51,250
Median home value	$38,200	$80,800
Housing units	45	60
Homeownership rate	83.8%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Basco	Ferris
Population	90 → 73 (-18.9%)	150 → 135 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$42,000 → $46,250 (+10.1%)	$47,188 → $51,250 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $38,200 (-1.5%)	$70,900 → $80,800 (+14.0%)

Basco

Population

9073

Median household income

$42,000$46,250

Median home value

$38,800$38,200

Ferris

Population

150135

Median household income

$47,188$51,250

Median home value

$70,900$80,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Basco	Ferris
Under 5	12.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	18.5%
35 to 44	1.4%	5.9%
45 to 54	21.9%	2.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	20.7%
65 to 74	13.7%	3.7%
75 and over	6.8%	27.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Basco	Ferris
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	98.5%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Basco	Ferris
No high school diploma	8.2%	24.5%
High school graduate	59.2%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Basco	Ferris
Drove alone	82.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Basco	Ferris
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	Ferris
Poverty rate	12.3%	22.2%
Average household size	1.97	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1938	1951