New Bedford

Population: 48
Median home value: $73,800

New Bedford, a community in Bureau County, Illinois, has 48 residents. The median home value of $73,800 is below the Bureau County median ($121,900).

Between 2019 and 2023, New Bedford's population declined 23.8% from 63 to 48, while its median home value rose 16.6% from $63,300 to $73,800.

The typical home was built around 1938. 8.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48
Median age: 62.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $73,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 40
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6348

Median household income

$49,375$57,500

Median home value

$63,300$73,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	63	$49,375	$63,300
2020	57	$47,500	$65,000
2021	60	$55,000	$61,000
2022	47	$57,500	$72,500
2023	48	—	$73,800

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 444.2%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6427.1%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over25.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	5	10.4%
25 to 34	3	6.3%
35 to 44	2	4.2%
45 to 54	6	12.5%
55 to 64	13	27.1%
65 to 74	7	14.6%
75 and over	12	25.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	47	97.9%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.9%

High school graduate60.5%

Some college or associate's9.3%

Bachelor's degree2.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	27.9%
High school graduate	26	60.5%
Some college or associate's	4	9.3%
Bachelor's degree	1	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means7.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25	89.3%
Carpooled	1	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	2	7.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1	3.6%
15 to 29 min	10	35.7%
30 to 44 min	11	39.3%
45 to 59 min	4	14.3%
60+ min	2	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.45
Poverty rate: 8.3% (4 of 48)

	Count	Share
Family households	13	39.4%
Nonfamily households	20	60.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33	82.5%
Vacant	7	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28	84.8%
Renter-occupied	5	15.2%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	2.5%
Mobile home & other	5	12.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1752155
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5115, -89.7182