Burnt Prairie TownshipIL
This town in Illinois has a population of 302.
Is Burnt Prairie Township a good place to live?
Burnt Prairie Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Burnt Prairie Township. Burnt Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
302 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Burnt Prairie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burnt Prairie Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Burnt Prairie Township.
Young adults are less common in Burnt Prairie Township than in Illinois
Adults 18 to 34 are one in ten residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). In Burnt Prairie Township, just over a third of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. The town has lost 4.7% of its people since 2020, down to 302 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The age of the median resident in the town is 44 years.
| Burnt Prairie Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 44% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Burnt Prairie Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Burnt Prairie Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.5% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.5% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 7.1% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 27% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Burnt Prairie Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
FEMA puts 43% of Burnt Prairie Township’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 30% to inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 75% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Burnt Prairie Township
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 24° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Burnt Prairie Township has 1.1 jobs for every working resident, and 125 people commute in
Only 1% of working residents stay in Burnt Prairie Township for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Burnt Prairie Township has added 113 jobs, to 126 in 2023. Its median household income stands at $99,000. The top destinations are Carmi (24%), Evansville (7%) and Patoka Township (5%).
| Burnt Prairie Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults in Burnt Prairie Township have high blood pressure than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Among adults in Burnt Prairie Township, 16% worry about having enough food. Against the Illinois average, Burnt Prairie Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14. Two figures for adults locally: 17% report frequent physical distress, 15% have diabetes.
| Burnt Prairie Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Burnt Prairie Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Burnt Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Burnt Prairie Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Burnt Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Burnt Prairie Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Burnt Prairie (formerly known as Liberty) is a village in White County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Burnt Prairie had a population of 36.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 446 ft
- ZIP code
- 62820
Questions about Burnt Prairie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burnt Prairie Township, IL a good place to live?
Burnt Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.