Buda

Population: 511
Median household income: $49,922
Median home value: $69,800

Buda, a community in Bureau County, Illinois, has 511 residents. The median household income of $49,922 is below the Bureau County median ($65,894).

From 2019 to 2023, Buda's population declined 17.6% from 620 to 511, while its median home value rose 10.1% from $63,400 to $69,800.

Owners occupy 86.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 511
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,922
Median home value: $69,800
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 220
Homeownership rate: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

620511

Median household income

$41,842$49,922

Median home value

$63,400$69,800

Median gross rent

$813$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	620	$41,842	$63,400	$813
2020	606	$42,250	$63,500	$805
2021	565	$44,722	$62,300	$725
2022	529	$49,297	$72,300	$913
2023	511	$49,922	$69,800	$894

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5418.0%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	10.2%
5 to 17	94	18.4%
18 to 24	27	5.3%
25 to 34	82	16.0%
35 to 44	42	8.2%
45 to 54	92	18.0%
55 to 64	64	12.5%
65 to 74	33	6.5%
75 and over	25	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	455	89.0%
Black or African American	3	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate54.4%

Some college or associate's14.5%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	19.8%
High school graduate	184	54.4%
Some college or associate's	49	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	19	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone91.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	214	91.8%
Carpooled	11	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	20.1%
15 to 29 min	59	25.8%
30 to 44 min	53	23.1%
45 to 59 min	31	13.5%
60+ min	40	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 14.0% (71 of 508)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	75.9%
Nonfamily households	48	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	90.5%
Vacant	21	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	173	86.9%
Renter-occupied	26	13.1%

1-unit, detached92.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	0.9%
5 to 19 units	7	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1709356
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3290, -89.6793