Burnham, Illinois demographics

Burnham, IL demographics: median age 36.2; 15.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Burnham village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1709798. The survey estimates a population of 3,937 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Burnham is 36.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 1,449 households (±193). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.2 ±2.8	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	964 ±209	24.5% ±5.3 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	805 ±205	20.4% ±5.2 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	1,589 ±323	40.4% ±8.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	579 ±131	14.7% ±3.3 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	1,865 ±270	47.4% ±6.9 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	2,072 ±273	52.6% ±6.9 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	389 ±156	9.9% ±4.0 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,504 ±274	63.6% ±6.9 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	8 ±9 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	9 ±14 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	763 ±220	19.4% ±5.6 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	264 ±126	6.7% ±3.2 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,923 ±217	74.2% ±5.5 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,014 ±218	25.8% ±5.5 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,449
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	384 ±75	26.5% ±3.8 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	31 ±20 · low precision	2.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	336 ±113	23.2% ±7.2 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	655 ±244	45.2% ±15.7 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	43 ±42 · low precision	3.0% ±2.9 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,449
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	433 ±116	29.9% ±6.9 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,016 ±261	70.1% ±15.4 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,449
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	655 ±244	45.2% ±15.7 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	322 ±96	22.2% ±5.9 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	192 ±122 · low precision	13.3% ±8.2 pp · low precision	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	103 ±57 · low precision	7.1% ±3.9 pp · low precision	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	103 ±63 · low precision	7.1% ±4.3 pp · low precision	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	4 ±14 · low precision	0.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	70 ±31	4.8% ±2.0 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	3,679 ±87	93.4% ±2.1 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	258 ±91	6.6% ±2.3 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,780
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	3,170 ±218	83.9% ±5.5 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	530 ±198	14.0% ±5.2 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3 ±5 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6 ±9 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	26 ±39 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	9 ±14 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	36 ±47 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,776
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	452 ±153	16.3% ±5.4 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	767 ±179	27.6% ±6.1 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	825 ±185	29.7% ±6.3 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	312 ±228 · low precision	11.2% ±8.2 pp · low precision	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	274 ±109	9.9% ±3.9 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	146 ±72	5.3% ±2.6 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	3,580 ±156	91.3% ±3.9 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	325 ±150	8.3% ±3.8 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	11 ±18 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4 ±6 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.2% of Burnham residents (±3.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 92.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Burnham	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.2% ±3.6 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.6% ±6.0 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±1.7 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Burnham . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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