Mineral

Population: 179
Median household income: $51,250
Median home value: $73,900

Mineral is a community in Bureau County, Illinois, home to 179 residents. Its median household income of $51,250 runs below the Bureau County figure of $65,894.

From 2019 to 2023, Mineral's population declined 21.5% from 228 to 179, while its median home value rose 30.3% from $56,700 to $73,900.

4.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 179
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,250
Median home value: $73,900
Median gross rent: $1,025
Housing units: 112
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

228179

Median household income

$37,000$51,250

Median home value

$56,700$73,900

Median gross rent

$800$1,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	228	$37,000	$56,700	$800
2020	219	$38,125	$60,400	$900
2021	213	$39,722	$61,700	$940
2022	168	$40,833	$65,800	$1,031
2023	179	$51,250	$73,900	$1,025

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6421.8%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	0.6%
5 to 17	34	19.0%
18 to 24	17	9.5%
25 to 34	12	6.7%
35 to 44	18	10.1%
45 to 54	18	10.1%
55 to 64	39	21.8%
65 to 74	22	12.3%
75 and over	18	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	174	97.2%
Black or African American	5	2.8%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate59.1%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	8.7%
High school graduate	75	59.1%
Some college or associate's	35	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	4	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone88.0%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle5.4%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	81	88.0%
Carpooled	5	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	5	5.4%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	1	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	29.3%
15 to 29 min	29	31.5%
30 to 44 min	23	25.0%
45 to 59 min	5	5.4%
60+ min	8	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 21.8% (39 of 179)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	51.5%
Nonfamily households	47	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	97	86.6%
Vacant	15	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	85	87.6%
Renter-occupied	12	12.4%

1-unit, detached96.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	108	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1749516
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3822, -89.8363