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Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 is a unified school district in Illinois with a community population of 3,723. The median household income is $68,642 and the median age is 48.0.

3,723

Population

28

People / sq mi

$68,642

Median Income

48.0

Median Age

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 covers 133 sq mi of land at 28.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White94.3%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian65.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$68,642

Median Household Income

$36,216

Per Capita Income

3.0%

Poverty Rate

4.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$84,700

Median Home Value

$656

Median Rent

76.5%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

92.2%

High School+

15.0%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 serves a community with a population of 3,723 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Illinois.

The median household income in Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 is $68,642, with a per capita income of $36,216. The poverty rate is 3.0%.

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 is 94.3% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 65.0% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170, 92.2% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 15.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 is $84,700, with a median rent of $656. The homeownership rate is 76.5%.

Data for Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1707950).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.