COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bureau County

Illinois · 35,688 residents · 869 sq mi

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Bureau County is home to 35,688 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $41,700. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 19% less than in Illinois as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,688

+1%vs 2000

vs 35,503 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

869 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(2,327)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,944)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,536)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,567)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(1,870)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(4,939)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(5,060)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(3,620)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(3,334)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(3,460)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(2,253)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(778)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,248

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,233 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,915

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,542 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$326

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $432 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(33,196)

Black0.3%(110)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(1,732)

Asian0.5%(181)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(35,208)

Black0.1%(30)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(994)

Asian0.5%(180)

Other0.8%(270)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.3%(3,048)

Puerto Rican0.4%(131)

South American0%(11)

Spaniard0%(11)

Cuban0%(9)

Colombian0%(9)

Venezuelan0%(2)

Central American0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(95)

Asian Indian0.2%(76)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Mien0.1%(20)

Hmong0%(13)

Vietnamese0%(12)

Laotian0%(11)

Okinawan0%(2)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German25.5%(8,390)

Irish13.6%(4,455)

English12.6%(4,149)

Italian9.4%(3,081)

Polish5.5%(1,823)

Swedish4.9%(1,600)

American4.2%(1,368)

French2.4%(789)

Scottish1.7%(557)

Norwegian1.5%(509)

Dutch1.1%(373)

Welsh0.8%(272)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(270)

Belgian0.8%(267)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(248)

Lithuanian0.6%(191)

Slovene0.5%(178)

Czech0.5%(176)

Swiss0.4%(147)

Greek0.3%(98)

Russian0.3%(84)

Slovak0.2%(70)

French Canadian0.2%(52)

Arab0.2%(51)

Syrian0.1%(30)

British0.1%(28)

Hungarian0.1%(28)

West Indian0.1%(28)

Croatian0.1%(26)

Haitian0.1%(26)

Turkish0.1%(19)

Austrian0%(16)

Finnish0%(11)

Canadian0%(10)

Portuguese0%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(9)

Lebanese0%(8)

Macedonian0%(7)

Serbian0%(5)

Brazilian0%(4)

Romanian0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.6%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.9%(4,022)

Married53.5%(7,203)

Widowed4.3%(574)

Divorced12.4%(1,673)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(3,420)

Married53.4%(7,411)

Widowed9.2%(1,284)

Divorced12.8%(1,771)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 72.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.3%(250)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(247)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36%(587)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(100)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.2%(68)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,632 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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