Bush, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	250
Male Share of the Population	51.2%
Female Share of the Population	48.8%
Senior Citizens	24%
Employed Population 16+	95
Age of the Population	51

Families

% of people married	50%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	4.5%
Median Earnings25+	$25,208
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$2
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,212

Wealth

Median Family Income	$41,250
% Above Poverty Level	86.8%
% Below Poverty Level	13.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.1%
Median Gross Rent	$475
Median House Value	$38,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.8%
Irish	11.2%
Italian	8.8%
German	8.4%
English	8%
Polish	3.6%
Hungarian	2%
Dutch	0.8%
French Except Basque	0.8%
Belgian	0.4%
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Bush Almanac

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Time Zone
Approximate Latitude
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Bush Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CARBONDALE SEWAGE PLANT
Distance	5.4 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 39 F
Apr Temp	42 to 66 F
Jul Temp	66 to 88 F
Oct Temp	43 to 69 F
Annual Precip	45.8 inches

Station	DU QUOIN 4 SE
Distance	12.1 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 40 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	45 to 71 F
Annual Precip	44.1 inches

Station	PERRYVILLE WATER PLANT
Distance	37.9 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 40 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	66 to 89 F
Oct Temp	43 to 70 F
Annual Precip	41.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cambria	1,248	$42,969
Carbondale	25,846	$51,563
De Soto	1,635	$51,094
Elkville	910	$36,875
Hurst	846	$53,625

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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