Bush vs Whiteash

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

Bush and Whiteash 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 320 in Whiteash). Whiteash has the higher median household income ($109,149 vs $55,417 in Bush). Whiteash has the higher median home value ($270,000 vs $80,700 in Bush).

Population, income & housing

	Bush	Whiteash
Population	347	320
Median age	45.2 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$109,149
Median home value	$80,700	$270,000
Housing units	137	127
Homeownership rate	89.0%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bush	Whiteash
Population	208 → 347 (+66.8%)	148 → 320 (+116.2%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $55,417 (+42.1%)	$47,917 → $109,149 (+127.8%)
Median home value	$36,700 → $80,700 (+119.9%)	$130,400 → $270,000 (+107.1%)
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

Whiteash

Population

148320

Median household income

$47,917$109,149

Median home value

$130,400$270,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bush	Whiteash
Under 5	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.2%	20.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	2.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	28.7%
45 to 54	17.0%	21.6%
55 to 64	18.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.3%	10.6%
75 and over	9.8%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bush	Whiteash
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bush	Whiteash
No high school diploma	22.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.5%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bush	Whiteash
Drove alone	82.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bush	Whiteash
1-unit, detached	74.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bush	Whiteash
Poverty rate	5.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.73	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1972	2001