Broadview vs Hillside

A side-by-side comparison of Broadview and Hillside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hillside has the higher population (8,133 vs 7,898 in Broadview). Hillside has the higher median household income ($70,772 vs $60,139 in Broadview). Broadview has the higher median home value ($240,600 vs $233,800 in Hillside).

Population, income & housing

	Broadview	Hillside
Population	7,898	8,133
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,139	$70,772
Median home value	$240,600	$233,800
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,265
Housing units	3,223	3,097
Homeownership rate	64.0%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broadview	Hillside
Population	7,755 → 7,898 (+1.8%)	8,080 → 8,133 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$54,219 → $60,139 (+10.9%)	$57,298 → $70,772 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$158,900 → $240,600 (+51.4%)	$171,900 → $233,800 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,069 → $1,092 (+2.2%)	$1,181 → $1,265 (+7.1%)

Broadview

Population

7,7557,898

Median household income

$54,219$60,139

Median home value

$158,900$240,600

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,092

Hillside

Population

8,0808,133

Median household income

$57,298$70,772

Median home value

$171,900$233,800

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,265

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broadview	Hillside
Under 5	6.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	14.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	16.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.4%
75 and over	8.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broadview	Hillside
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	19.1%
Black or African American	63.1%	45.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	21.2%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broadview	Hillside
No high school diploma	15.3%	19.0%
High school graduate	39.2%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broadview	Hillside
Drove alone	78.1%	68.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.5%
Public transit	5.1%	6.2%
Walked	3.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	14.8%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broadview	Hillside
1-unit, detached	60.0%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	24.1%	16.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Broadview	Hillside
Poverty rate	10.7%	5.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1954	1960