Bonfield vs Irwin

A side-by-side comparison of Bonfield and Irwin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bonfield has the higher population (474 vs 60 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $86,667 in Bonfield). Bonfield has the higher median home value ($190,800 vs $144,600 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Bonfield	Irwin
Population	474	60
Median age	42.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,667	$87,083
Median home value	$190,800	$144,600
Median gross rent	$825	$1,125
Housing units	200	33
Homeownership rate	80.3%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonfield	Irwin
Population	437 → 474 (+8.5%)	44 → 60 (+36.4%)
Median household income	$71,705 → $86,667 (+20.9%)	$64,375 → $87,083 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$162,100 → $190,800 (+17.7%)	$125,000 → $144,600 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $825 (+20.4%)	—

Bonfield

Population

437474

Median household income

$71,705$86,667

Median home value

$162,100$190,800

Median gross rent

$685$825

Irwin

Population

4460

Median household income

$64,375$87,083

Median home value

$125,000$144,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonfield	Irwin
Under 5	4.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	21.9%	20.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.7%
35 to 44	18.4%	25.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	3.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.7%
75 and over	7.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonfield	Irwin
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	90.0%
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	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonfield	Irwin
No high school diploma	8.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.8%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonfield	Irwin
Drove alone	68.7%	62.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	18.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	18.8%
Other means	8.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonfield	Irwin
1-unit, detached	89.0%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Bonfield	Irwin
Poverty rate	2.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1959	1938