Buffalo Prairie vs Joslin

A side-by-side comparison of Buffalo Prairie and Joslin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Joslin has the higher population (44 vs 0 in Buffalo Prairie). Since 2019, Joslin's population has grown faster (+46.7% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo Prairie	Joslin
Population	0	44
Median age	—	71.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,722
Median home value	—	$118,100
Housing units	0	52
Homeownership rate	—	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo Prairie	Joslin
Population	27 → 0 (-100.0%)	30 → 44 (+46.7%)
Median household income	—	$50,069 → $39,722 (-20.7%)

Buffalo Prairie

Population

270

Joslin

Population

3044

Median household income

$50,069$39,722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo Prairie	Joslin
Under 5	—	0.0%
5 to 17	—	0.0%
18 to 24	—	0.0%
25 to 34	—	0.0%
35 to 44	—	0.0%
45 to 54	—	0.0%
55 to 64	—	25.0%
65 to 74	—	40.9%
75 and over	—	34.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo Prairie	Joslin
White (non-Hispanic)	—	65.9%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	34.1%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo Prairie	Joslin
No high school diploma	—	0.0%
High school graduate	—	79.5%
Some college or associate's	—	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	—	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo Prairie	Joslin
1-unit, detached	—	100.0%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo Prairie	Joslin
Poverty rate	—	0.0%
Average household size	—	1.16
Median year structure built	—	1947