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

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:
- PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; PRINCETON, IL)
 - ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SPRING VALLEY, IL)
 - ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PERU, IL)
 
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)
 
