Brussels vs Hardin

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

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

Hardin has the higher population (792 vs 136 in Brussels). Hardin has the higher median household income ($85,417 vs $56,250 in Brussels). Brussels has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $90,500 in Hardin).

Population, income & housing

	Brussels	Hardin
Population	136	792
Median age	40.8 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$85,417
Median home value	$126,300	$90,500
Median gross rent	—	$417
Housing units	69	359
Homeownership rate	46.7%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brussels	Hardin
Population	132 → 136 (+3.0%)	857 → 792 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $56,250 (-8.2%)	$39,063 → $85,417 (+118.7%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $126,300 (+24.3%)	$75,700 → $90,500 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $1,075 (+76.2%)	$386 → $417 (+8.0%)

Brussels

Population

132136

Median household income

$61,250$56,250

Median home value

$101,600$126,300

Median gross rent

$610$1,075

Hardin

Population

857792

Median household income

$39,063$85,417

Median home value

$75,700$90,500

Median gross rent

$386$417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brussels	Hardin
Under 5	0.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	8.7%
18 to 24	15.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.6%	7.2%
35 to 44	21.3%	2.8%
45 to 54	23.5%	21.1%
55 to 64	5.1%	17.4%
65 to 74	5.9%	18.3%
75 and over	7.4%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brussels	Hardin
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	98.0%
Black or African American	21.3%	1.8%
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%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brussels	Hardin
No high school diploma	7.4%	11.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brussels	Hardin
Drove alone	78.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	12.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	15.5%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brussels	Hardin
1-unit, detached	63.8%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.0%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Brussels	Hardin
Poverty rate	17.6%	17.6%
Average household size	2.71	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	43	52
Median year structure built	1957	1964