Brookfield vs Matteson

A side-by-side comparison of Brookfield and Matteson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brookfield has the higher population (19,235 vs 18,681 in Matteson). Brookfield has the higher median household income ($108,429 vs $98,617 in Matteson). Brookfield has the higher median home value ($314,000 vs $251,400 in Matteson).

Population, income & housing

	Brookfield	Matteson
Population	19,235	18,681
Median age	41.7 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,429	$98,617
Median home value	$314,000	$251,400
Median gross rent	$1,328	$1,390
Housing units	8,010	7,737
Homeownership rate	79.5%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookfield	Matteson
Population	18,735 → 19,235 (+2.7%)	19,385 → 18,681 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$82,435 → $108,429 (+31.5%)	$83,729 → $98,617 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$245,200 → $314,000 (+28.1%)	$165,100 → $251,400 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,029 → $1,328 (+29.1%)	$1,227 → $1,390 (+13.3%)

Brookfield

Population

18,73519,235

Median household income

$82,435$108,429

Median home value

$245,200$314,000

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,328

Matteson

Population

19,38518,681

Median household income

$83,729$98,617

Median home value

$165,100$251,400

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookfield	Matteson
Under 5	5.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	15.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.9%
75 and over	5.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookfield	Matteson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	14.4%
Black or African American	5.1%	78.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookfield	Matteson
No high school diploma	6.2%	6.2%
High school graduate	22.9%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	18.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookfield	Matteson
Drove alone	67.0%	70.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.1%
Public transit	9.4%	4.2%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	19.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookfield	Matteson
1-unit, detached	74.3%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	6.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Brookfield	Matteson
Poverty rate	5.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1952	1996