Moving to Buckingham, Illinois
Population: 237. Estimated population in July 2024: 230 (-3.0% change)
Males: 119 (50.2%), Females: 118 (49.8%)
Kankakee County
Zip code: 60917
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $53,542
Median house value: $77,300
Population by Race
Races in Buckingham:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (16.9%), French (13.9%), United States (9.3%), Norwegian (4.6%), French Canadian (3.8%).
Elevation: 655 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Buckingham
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Buckingham village
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -104 (-30.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Buckingham:
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
- MORRIS HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; MORRIS, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckingham:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 59 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 65 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 66 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckingham:
- KANKAKEE (about 19 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; Abbreviation: 3KK)
- DWIGHT (about 19 miles; DWIGHT, IL; Abbreviation: DTG)
- GREATER KANKAKEE (about 24 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; Abbreviation: IKK)
Amtrak station near Buckingham:
- 18 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckingham:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 33 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 35 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,361)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,974)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,191)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,088)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)