Bureau County, Illinois

At a Glance

Population	33,244
County Seat	Bureau County Courthouse
State FIPS	17
County FIPS	011
Num Towns	25
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	35,839
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	33,203
Median Age	44.0
Veterans	1,913
Housing Units	15,640
Uninsured	481
Net Migration (recent)	-223
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	699
Total Employees	9,086
Avg Annual Pay	$53,297
Median Household Income	$64,165
Poverty Rate	12.6%
Unemployment Rate	5.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$67,389
Federal Spending FY2024	$245,512,992
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,385

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$120,200
Median Rent	$787
FMR Studio	$662
FMR 1BR	$736
FMR 2BR	$965
FMR 3BR	$1,191
FMR 4BR	$1,414

Health & Safety

Hospitals	25
EMS Stations	75
Fire Stations	75
Police Stations	75
Adult Smoking	18.0%
Adult Obesity	37.7%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	25.8
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	15.87
Electric Customers	5392477
Towns with Broadband Data	25
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	25

Community

Churches	41
Libraries	25
Historic Places (NRHP)	19
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	249
SNAP Stores	62
Bank Branches	31

Agriculture

Total Farms	15
Land in Farms (acres)	455,336
Avg Farm Size (acres)	30,355.7
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-26
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2019-09-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2013-05-10
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2011-03-17
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2008-10-03
EM	SNOW	2006-12-29
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
EM	ILLINOIS WINTER SNOW STORMS	2001-01-17
EM	IL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99	1999-01-08

Detailed Topics

Communities in Bureau County

Peru — pop 9,896
Princeton — pop 7,832
Spring Valley — pop 5,582
De Pue — pop 1,633
Walnut — pop 1,311
Ladd — pop 1,263
Wyanet — pop 886
Annawan — pop 884
Sheffield — pop 821
Tiskilwa — pop 740
La Moille — pop 679
Dalzell — pop 663
Buda — pop 482
Ohio — pop 465
Cherry — pop 435
Neponset — pop 427
Seatonville — pop 321
Malden — pop 318
Manlius — pop 298
Bureau Junction — pop 281
Mineral — pop 206
Arlington — pop 169
Dover — pop 135
New Bedford — pop 76
Hollowayville — pop 36

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.