De Pue

Population: 1,594
Median household income: $56,176
Median home value: $63,600

Located in Bureau County, Illinois, De Pue is a community with a population of 1,594. At $56,176, its median household income sits below Bureau County's $65,894.

Between 2019 and 2023, De Pue's population declined 11.5% from 1,802 to 1,594, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $51,800 to $63,600.

13.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,594
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $56,176
Median home value: $63,600
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 713
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8021,594

Median household income

$55,403$56,176

Median home value

$51,800$63,600

Median gross rent

$718$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,802	$55,403	$51,800	$718
2020	1,724	$61,553	$55,000	$743
2021	1,680	$64,583	$55,300	$807
2022	1,640	$66,042	$60,300	$845
2023	1,594	$56,176	$63,600	$893

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	4.5%
5 to 17	266	16.7%
18 to 24	174	10.9%
25 to 34	163	10.2%
35 to 44	156	9.8%
45 to 54	258	16.2%
55 to 64	205	12.9%
65 to 74	169	10.6%
75 and over	132	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	494	31.0%
Black or African American	32	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.4%
Asian	21	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,016	63.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.6%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	223	20.6%
High school graduate	400	36.9%
Some college or associate's	311	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	86	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	63	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	606	82.7%
Carpooled	101	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	1.8%
Other means	13	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	195	27.1%
15 to 29 min	347	48.2%
30 to 44 min	115	16.0%
45 to 59 min	26	3.6%
60+ min	37	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 22.5% (359 of 1,594)

	Count	Share
Family households	470	76.3%
Nonfamily households	146	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	616	86.4%
Vacant	97	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	452	73.4%
Renter-occupied	164	26.6%

1-unit, detached95.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	678	95.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1719499
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 41.3296, -89.3037