Buckley

Population: 472
Median household income: $52,212
Median home value: $91,700

Buckley is a community in Iroquois County, Illinois, home to 472 residents. At $52,212, its median household income sits below Iroquois County's $62,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckley's population declined 8.7% from 517 to 472, while its median home value rose 12.7% from $81,400 to $91,700.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 25.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 472
Median age: 55.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,212
Median home value: $91,700
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 258
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

517472

Median household income

$44,432$52,212

Median home value

$81,400$91,700

Median gross rent

$692$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	517	$44,432	$81,400	$692
2020	510	$57,750	$83,000	$675
2021	461	$51,250	$83,500	$825
2022	477	$51,875	$89,300	$785
2023	472	$52,212	$91,700	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6425.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	3.4%
5 to 17	70	14.8%
18 to 24	34	7.2%
25 to 34	27	5.7%
35 to 44	46	9.7%
45 to 54	42	8.9%
55 to 64	120	25.4%
65 to 74	54	11.4%
75 and over	63	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	429	90.9%
Black or African American	7	1.5%
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	16	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	6.0%
High school graduate	177	50.3%
Some college or associate's	106	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	42	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	175	87.5%
Carpooled	22	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	14.5%
15 to 29 min	92	46.0%
30 to 44 min	30	15.0%
45 to 59 min	40	20.0%
60+ min	9	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 16.2% (76 of 470)

	Count	Share
Family households	139	59.7%
Nonfamily households	94	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	233	90.3%
Vacant	25	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	194	83.3%
Renter-occupied	39	16.7%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	247	95.7%
1-unit, attached	3	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2	0.8%
5 to 19 units	6	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1709317
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5973, -88.0377