Bush vs Colp

A side-by-side comparison of Bush and Colp: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bush has the higher population (347 vs 187 in Colp). Bush has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $31,250 in Colp). Bush has the higher median home value ($80,700 vs $73,600 in Colp).

Population, income & housing

	Bush	Colp
Population	347	187
Median age	45.2 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$31,250
Median home value	$80,700	$73,600
Median gross rent	—	$99
Housing units	137	108
Homeownership rate	89.0%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bush	Colp
Population	208 → 347 (+66.8%)	295 → 187 (-36.6%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $55,417 (+42.1%)	$12,500 → $31,250 (+150.0%)
Median home value	$36,700 → $80,700 (+119.9%)	$82,000 → $73,600 (-10.2%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $738 (+55.4%)	—

Bush

Population

208347

Median household income

$39,000$55,417

Median home value

$36,700$80,700

Median gross rent

$475$738

Colp

Population

295187

Median household income

$12,500$31,250

Median home value

$82,000$73,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bush	Colp
Under 5	1.2%	12.3%
5 to 17	26.2%	9.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	13.4%
25 to 34	2.9%	8.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.1%
45 to 54	17.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	18.7%	19.3%
65 to 74	6.3%	11.8%
75 and over	9.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bush	Colp
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	72.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bush	Colp
No high school diploma	22.9%	9.8%
High school graduate	33.5%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bush	Colp
Drove alone	82.3%	68.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	29.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bush	Colp
1-unit, detached	74.5%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Bush	Colp
Poverty rate	5.2%	52.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1972	1973