Buckingham vs Irwin

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

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

Buckingham has the higher population (287 vs 60 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $76,250 in Buckingham). Irwin has the higher median home value ($144,600 vs $116,200 in Buckingham).

Population, income & housing

	Buckingham	Irwin
Population	287	60
Median age	42.1 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$87,083
Median home value	$116,200	$144,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,125
Housing units	93	33
Homeownership rate	95.6%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckingham	Irwin
Population	282 → 287 (+1.8%)	44 → 60 (+36.4%)
Median household income	$75,417 → $76,250 (+1.1%)	$64,375 → $87,083 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $116,200 (+3.3%)	$125,000 → $144,600 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $825 (+13.8%)	—

Buckingham

Population

282287

Median household income

$75,417$76,250

Median home value

$112,500$116,200

Median gross rent

$725$825

Irwin

Population

4460

Median household income

$64,375$87,083

Median home value

$125,000$144,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckingham	Irwin
Under 5	4.5%	8.3%
5 to 17	19.2%	20.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	16.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	25.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	3.3%
55 to 64	16.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.7%
75 and over	4.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckingham	Irwin
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	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	19.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckingham	Irwin
No high school diploma	13.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.9%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckingham	Irwin
Drove alone	76.2%	62.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	18.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	18.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckingham	Irwin
1-unit, detached	98.9%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.1%
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	1.1%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Buckingham	Irwin
Poverty rate	3.5%	6.7%
Average household size	3.19	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1971	1938