Burt, IL Demographics

Population 54 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Burt

Household size in Burt

Household size, people per household
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–102.552.692.68
2010–142.462.712.73
2015–192.472.662.71
2020–242.912.582.65
Change+0.35−0.11−0.03
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Burt is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.55 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Burt

Median age, years
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–1034.437.637.7
2010–1432.938.538.6
2015–1943.239.639.6
2020–2440.740.240.1
Change+6.2+2.6+2.3
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At 40.7, the median age in Burt is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Burt

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–1012.3%11.7%12.3%
2010–145.3%11.7%12.3%
2015–194.9%11.1%11.6%
2020–245.3%11.3%11.6%
Change−7.0 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Burt: 5.3% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Burt

Renters in Burt

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–1016.8%30.8%33.3%
2010–1430.4%33.1%35.6%
2015–1920.8%33.9%36.0%
2020–2415.9%32.9%34.8%
Change−0.9 pts+2.1 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 15.9% of households in Burt rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (48.8%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Burt

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–1011.5%10.0%11.4%
2010–145.9%10.1%11.4%
2015–198.3%9.8%11.1%
2020–249.6%8.1%9.6%
Change−2.0 pts−1.9 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Burt is the same as the national rate: 9.6% of homes are empty.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Burt

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–10194819661974
2010–14195219671975
2015–19195019681977
2020–24196119701980
Change+13+4+6
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The housing in Burt is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1961, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Burt

Rent, per month
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–10$618$953$965
2010–14$724$1,028$1,040
2015–19$764$1,165$1,213
2020–24$856$1,428$1,571
Change+$238+$475+$606
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The median renter in Burt pays $856 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 15.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Burt

Bachelor's degrees in Burt

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–1020.9%31.2%28.4%
2010–1421.0%32.4%29.6%
2015–1927.3%34.7%32.1%
2020–2441.5%37.7%35.6%
Change+20.6 pts+6.5 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are a bit more common in Burt than nationally: 41.5% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Burt

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–1093.8%86.3%84.9%
2010–1495.3%87.5%86.1%
2015–1994.3%89.1%87.7%
2020–2497.4%90.3%89.3%
Change+3.5 pts+4.0 pts+4.3 pts
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Finishing high school is nearly universal in Burt: 97.4% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Burt

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodBurtIllinoisU.S.
2006–103.7%8.7%8.1%
2010–143.9%10.2%9.4%
2015–192.9%6.1%5.6%
2020–244.9%6.0%5.4%
Change+1.3 pts−2.7 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Burt is close to the national rate: 4.9% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is lower than in Illinois as a whole (6.0%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Burt compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Burt2.9140.75.3%15.9%9.6%1961$85641.5%97.4%4.9%
Armington3.1342.53.4%11.8%8.5%1959$87147.0%96.7%5.6%
Minier2.5836.18.6%15.3%19.3%1961$77828.6%98.6%2.8%
Hopedale2.4645.69.9%15.3%5.8%1971$88027.4%96.8%8.7%
Atlanta2.2142.512.2%16.4%8.3%1959$84020.3%96.8%3.4%
Emden2.0148.92.8%27.4%1.4%1951$94122.9%97.8%10.3%
Hartsburg2.4834.612.4%34.0%4.1%1960$1,02329.7%96.7%8.7%
Lawndale2.3635.910.4%25.3%12.6%1962$83127.0%99.0%2.9%
Stanford2.4441.611.8%10.6%13.4%1948$1,25616.4%96.5%6.8%
McLean2.7438.39.9%22.2%7.8%1954$1,13432.0%96.4%1.7%
Delavan2.6042.18.1%23.4%12.4%1960$92024.3%93.6%5.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Burt. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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