Cherry

Population: 488
Median household income: $47,250
Median home value: $96,900

Cherry is a community in Bureau County, Illinois, home to 488 residents. At $47,250, its median household income sits below Bureau County's $65,894.

From 2019 to 2023, Cherry's population grew 21.1% from 403 to 488, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $78,500 to $96,900.

90.3% of workers drive to work alone. 98.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 54.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,250
Median home value: $96,900
Median gross rent: $892
Housing units: 249
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

403488

Median household income

$49,583$47,250

Median home value

$78,500$96,900

Median gross rent

$777$892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	403	$49,583	$78,500	$777
2020	479	$49,583	$79,200	$758
2021	475	$46,000	$84,100	$800
2022	460	$42,500	$87,600	$795
2023	488	$47,250	$96,900	$892

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over18.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	5.1%
5 to 17	75	15.4%
18 to 24	17	3.5%
25 to 34	52	10.7%
35 to 44	43	8.8%
45 to 54	37	7.6%
55 to 64	73	15.0%
65 to 74	76	15.6%
75 and over	90	18.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	459	94.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	18.9%
High school graduate	150	40.4%
Some college or associate's	101	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	39	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	90.3%
Carpooled	8	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	1.0%
Worked from home	5	2.6%
Other means	4	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	31.1%
15 to 29 min	98	51.6%
30 to 44 min	8	4.2%
45 to 59 min	8	4.2%
60+ min	17	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 12.3% (60 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	142	63.1%
Nonfamily households	83	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	225	90.4%
Vacant	24	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	192	85.3%
Renter-occupied	33	14.7%

1-unit, detached98.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	244	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712970
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4281, -89.2132