Buncombe vs Simpson

A side-by-side comparison of Buncombe and Simpson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buncombe has the higher population (341 vs 56 in Simpson). Since 2019, Buncombe's population has grown faster (+40.9% vs -13.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Buncombe	Simpson
Population	341	56
Median age	26.2 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	—
Median home value	—	$80,000
Housing units	121	22
Homeownership rate	79.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buncombe	Simpson
Population	242 → 341 (+40.9%)	65 → 56 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$39,063 → $62,500 (+60.0%)	$47,750 → $48,750 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $65,000 (+5.3%)	$65,000 → $80,000 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $717 (+12.2%)	—

Buncombe

Population

242341

Median household income

$39,063$62,500

Median home value

$61,700$65,000

Median gross rent

$639$717

Simpson

Population

6556

Median household income

$47,750$48,750

Median home value

$65,000$80,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buncombe	Simpson
Under 5	13.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	21.4%
18 to 24	15.2%	1.8%
25 to 34	17.3%	23.2%
35 to 44	5.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	6.2%	5.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	25.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	7.1%
75 and over	2.9%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buncombe	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	91.1%
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	9.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buncombe	Simpson
No high school diploma	10.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.8%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buncombe	Simpson
Drove alone	94.4%	96.4%
Carpooled	2.4%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buncombe	Simpson
1-unit, detached	79.3%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Buncombe	Simpson
Poverty rate	16.4%	21.4%
Average household size	3.55	3.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1971	1980