Bonfield

Population: 474
Median household income: $86,667
Median home value: $190,800

Bonfield, a community in Kankakee County, Illinois, has 474 residents. The median household income of $86,667 is above the Kankakee County median ($68,325).

From 2019 to 2023, Bonfield's population grew 8.5% from 437 to 474, while its median home value rose 17.7% from $162,100 to $190,800.

Households average 2.39 people. The median gross rent is $825.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 474
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $86,667
Median home value: $190,800
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 200
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

437474

Median household income

$71,705$86,667

Median home value

$162,100$190,800

Median gross rent

$685$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	437	$71,705	$162,100	$685
2020	586	$68,750	$162,800	$499
2021	520	$73,333	$166,900	$638
2022	480	$75,000	$176,600	$670
2023	474	$86,667	$190,800	$825

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4418.4%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	4.2%
5 to 17	104	21.9%
18 to 24	24	5.1%
25 to 34	48	10.1%
35 to 44	87	18.4%
45 to 54	46	9.7%
55 to 64	69	14.6%
65 to 74	40	8.4%
75 and over	36	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	462	97.5%
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	2	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's44.8%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	8.3%
High school graduate	120	36.8%
Some college or associate's	146	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	25	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means8.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	169	68.7%
Carpooled	12	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	15.4%
Other means	20	8.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	25.0%
15 to 29 min	79	38.0%
30 to 44 min	41	19.7%
45 to 59 min	26	12.5%
60+ min	10	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 2.3% (11 of 473)

	Count	Share
Family households	143	72.2%
Nonfamily households	55	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	198	99.0%
Vacant	2	1.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	80.3%
Renter-occupied	39	19.7%

1-unit, detached89.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1707237
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1450, -88.0540