Moving to Bureau, Illinois

Population: 368. Estimated population in July 2024: 362 (-1.6% change)
Males: 186 (50.5%), Females: 182 (49.5%)

Zip code: 61315

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $41,429
Median house value: $50,600

Population by Race

Races in Bureau Junction:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Hispanic (10.6%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (24.7%), Irish (14.4%), English (11.7%), French (9.0%), Polish (7.3%), Italian (5.4%).

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Map of Bureau, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bureau Junction

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bureau Junction village

  • Never married: 29.7%
  • Now married: 51.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

4.9% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bureau Junction:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bureau Junction:

  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 37 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 65 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bureau Junction:

  • ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 16 miles; PERU, IL; Abbreviation: VYS)
  • HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 19 miles; LOSTANT, IL; Abbreviation: 2V3)
  • MARSHALL COUNTY (about 19 miles; LACON, IL; Abbreviation: C75)

Amtrak station near Bureau Junction:

  • 10 miles: PRINCETON (107 BICENTENNIAL DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bureau Junction:

  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)