Bureau Junction

Population: 279
Median household income: $54,063
Median home value: $53,700

Bureau Junction, a community in Bureau County, Illinois, has 279 residents. The median household income of $54,063 is below the Bureau County median ($65,894).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bureau Junction's population grew 16.3% from 240 to 279, while its median home value rose 10.7% from $48,500 to $53,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.6% of the population. 85.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 279
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,063
Median home value: $53,700
Median gross rent: $1,821
Housing units: 142
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

240279

Median household income

$53,750$54,063

Median home value

$48,500$53,700

Median gross rent

$681$1,821

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	240	$53,750	$48,500	$681
2020	220	$67,500	$44,700	$750
2021	242	$51,875	$45,800	$717
2022	248	$48,750	$46,400	$781
2023	279	$54,063	$53,700	$1,821

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	7.2%
5 to 17	43	15.4%
18 to 24	20	7.2%
25 to 34	52	18.6%
35 to 44	30	10.8%
45 to 54	53	19.0%
55 to 64	22	7.9%
65 to 74	30	10.8%
75 and over	9	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	211	75.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	19.4%
High school graduate	85	43.4%
Some college or associate's	61	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	11	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	134	85.9%
Carpooled	15	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.6%
Other means	6	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	11.0%
15 to 29 min	56	36.1%
30 to 44 min	39	25.2%
45 to 59 min	9	5.8%
60+ min	34	21.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 25.4% (70 of 276)

	Count	Share
Family households	68	61.8%
Nonfamily households	42	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	110	77.5%
Vacant	32	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	59.1%
Renter-occupied	45	40.9%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	127	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1709681
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 41.2894, -89.3645