# Bureau County, Illinois demographics

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Bureau County, Illinois (county FIPS 17011) has a median household income of $69,257 (±$2,146) and a total population of 32,866 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 31 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 32,866 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 44.1 years | ±0.5 years | B01002 |
| Households | 14,028 | ±288 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $69,257 | ±$2,146 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $126,900 | ±$7,086 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $832 | ±$43 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 76.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 23.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 21.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 10.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 17011 |
| Land area | 869.07 sq mi |
| Water area | 4.45 sq mi |
| Population density | 38 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [61356](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61356) | 21.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [61376](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61376) | 9.6% | 85.6% | Yes |
| [61361](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61361) | 9.2% | 90.4% | Yes |
| [61368](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61368) | 8.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [61330](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61330) | 7.7% | 91.8% | Yes |
| [61349](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61349) | 5.2% | 73.3% | Yes |
| [61314](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61314) | 5.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [61345](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61345) | 5% | 92% | Yes |
| [61379](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61379) | 4.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [61283](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61283) | 4.5% | 47% |  |
| [61421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61421) | 4.2% | 36.4% |  |
| [61312](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61312) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [61362](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61362) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [61344](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61344) | 2.4% | 94.9% | Yes |
| [61342](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61342) | 1% | 8.1% |  |
| [61337](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61337) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [61338](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61338) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [61322](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61322) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [61354](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61354) | 0.4% | 8.1% |  |
| [61374](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61374) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [61537](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61537) | 0.3% | 5.3% |  |
| [61443](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61443) | 0.3% | 2.5% |  |
| [61329](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61329) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [61328](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61328) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [61560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61560) | 0.2% | 3.8% |  |
| [61315](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61315) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [61317](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61317) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [61320](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61320) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [61359](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61359) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [61346](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61346) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [61323](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/61323) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:011&in=state:17
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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