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Buckley, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 593. Estimated population in July 2024: 576 (-2.9% change)
Males: 292 (49.2%), Females: 301 (50.8%)

Iroquois County

Zip code: 60918

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $35,781
Median house value: $66,700

Population by Race

Races in Buckley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Other race (2.0%)

Ancestries: German (53.3%), United States (12.0%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.6%), Swedish (4.6%), Danish (1.9%).

Elevation: 699 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Buckley, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buckley

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buckley village

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

3.9% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+5.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buckley:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckley:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 42 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 61 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • DECATUR (about 77 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buckley:

  • PAXTON (about 13 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
  • RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 23 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
  • FRASCA FIELD (about 34 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)

Amtrak station near Buckley:

  • 12 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckley:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 37 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 65 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
  • GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,191)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 66 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,361)

Private high school in Buckley:

  • CHRIST LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: PO BOX 76; Grades: 9 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Buckley:

  • ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 206 E MAIN; Grades: PK – 8)

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