Brussels vs Hamburg

A side-by-side comparison of Brussels and Hamburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Brussels and Hamburg are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brussels has the higher population (136 vs 135 in Hamburg). Brussels has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $43,625 in Hamburg). Brussels has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $75,400 in Hamburg).

Population, income & housing

	Brussels	Hamburg
Population	136	135
Median age	40.8 yrs	57.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$43,625
Median home value	$126,300	$75,400
Housing units	69	106
Homeownership rate	46.7%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brussels	Hamburg
Population	132 → 136 (+3.0%)	172 → 135 (-21.5%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $56,250 (-8.2%)	$34,861 → $43,625 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $126,300 (+24.3%)	$70,000 → $75,400 (+7.7%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $1,075 (+76.2%)	—

Brussels

Population

132136

Median household income

$61,250$56,250

Median home value

$101,600$126,300

Median gross rent

$610$1,075

Hamburg

Population

172135

Median household income

$34,861$43,625

Median home value

$70,000$75,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brussels	Hamburg
Under 5	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	15.4%	1.5%
25 to 34	6.6%	5.9%
35 to 44	21.3%	17.0%
45 to 54	23.5%	1.5%
55 to 64	5.1%	28.1%
65 to 74	5.9%	20.7%
75 and over	7.4%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brussels	Hamburg
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	21.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brussels	Hamburg
No high school diploma	7.4%	18.3%
High school graduate	33.7%	60.0%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brussels	Hamburg
Drove alone	78.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brussels	Hamburg
1-unit, detached	63.8%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	29.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Brussels	Hamburg
Poverty rate	17.6%	18.5%
Average household size	2.71	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	43	31
Median year structure built	1957	1938