Burnt Prairie vs Springerton

A side-by-side comparison of Burnt Prairie and Springerton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Burnt Prairie has the higher population (92 vs 86 in Springerton). Burnt Prairie has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $36,250 in Springerton). Burnt Prairie has the higher median home value ($56,000 vs $52,500 in Springerton).

Population, income & housing

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
Population	92	86
Median age	28.0 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$117,500	$36,250
Median home value	$56,000	$52,500
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	42	49
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
Population	44 → 92 (+109.1%)	106 → 86 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $117,500 (+248.1%)	$61,250 → $36,250 (-40.8%)
Median home value	$53,500 → $56,000 (+4.7%)	$38,800 → $52,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$688 → $875 (+27.2%)

Burnt Prairie

Population

4492

Median household income

$33,750$117,500

Median home value

$53,500$56,000

Springerton

Population

10686

Median household income

$61,250$36,250

Median home value

$38,800$52,500

Median gross rent

$688$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
Under 5	3.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	8.1%
18 to 24	32.6%	3.5%
25 to 34	6.5%	20.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	2.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	22.1%
55 to 64	2.2%	23.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	2.3%
75 and over	10.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	89.5%
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%	3.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
No high school diploma	6.4%	15.5%
High school graduate	53.2%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
Drove alone	98.2%	97.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
1-unit, detached	73.8%	38.8%
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	26.2%	61.2%

Poverty & households

	Burnt Prairie	Springerton
Poverty rate	14.1%	15.1%
Average household size	3.83	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1943	1991