Brussels vs Kampsville

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

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

Kampsville has the higher population (270 vs 136 in Brussels). Kampsville has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $56,250 in Brussels). Brussels has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $82,900 in Kampsville).

Population, income & housing

	Brussels	Kampsville
Population	136	270
Median age	40.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$60,625
Median home value	$126,300	$82,900
Median gross rent	—	$550
Housing units	69	155
Homeownership rate	46.7%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	2.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brussels	Kampsville
Population	132 → 136 (+3.0%)	379 → 270 (-28.8%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $56,250 (-8.2%)	$41,250 → $60,625 (+47.0%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $126,300 (+24.3%)	$60,000 → $82,900 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $1,075 (+76.2%)	$546 → $550 (+0.7%)

Brussels

Population

132136

Median household income

$61,250$56,250

Median home value

$101,600$126,300

Median gross rent

$610$1,075

Kampsville

Population

379270

Median household income

$41,250$60,625

Median home value

$60,000$82,900

Median gross rent

$546$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brussels	Kampsville
Under 5	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.0%	27.8%
18 to 24	15.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	6.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	21.3%	17.0%
45 to 54	23.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	5.1%	20.7%
65 to 74	5.9%	3.3%
75 and over	7.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brussels	Kampsville
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	99.3%
Black or African American	21.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
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%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brussels	Kampsville
No high school diploma	7.4%	22.2%
High school graduate	33.7%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brussels	Kampsville
Drove alone	78.5%	85.5%
Carpooled	12.3%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brussels	Kampsville
1-unit, detached	63.8%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Brussels	Kampsville
Poverty rate	17.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.71	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	43	40
Median year structure built	1957	1947