Tool
Compare places
Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Buck, IL compare?
| Figure | Buck, IL |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 229 |
| Change since April 2020 | −3.8% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 214 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 6 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 1.0 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 17.3% |
| Measure | Buck, IL |
|---|---|
| Total population | 205±57 |
| Median age | 56.3±7.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.0%±16.6 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 100.0%±16.6 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±16.6 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±16.6 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 0.0%±16.6 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 17.6%±6.8 pts |
| Median household income | $80,000±$52,960 |
| Per capita income | $45,056±$9,177 |
| People below the poverty line | 6.3%±4.0 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7%±6.9 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $83,900±$8,503 |
| Median gross rent | $1,156±$253 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 15.4%±22.0 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 77.9%±12.9 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±27.2 pts |
| Worked from home | 11.4%±8.5 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 66.7%±16.2 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±29.2 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 25.8 min±6.3 |
| No health insurance coverage | 6.3%±4.5 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov