Brocton vs Chrisman

A side-by-side comparison of Brocton and Chrisman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chrisman has the higher population (1,352 vs 262 in Brocton). Brocton has the higher median household income ($58,393 vs $58,250 in Chrisman). Chrisman has the higher median home value ($82,200 vs $74,700 in Brocton).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Chrisman
Population	262	1,352
Median age	53.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$58,250
Median home value	$74,700	$82,200
Median gross rent	—	$751
Housing units	124	536
Homeownership rate	97.3%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Chrisman
Population	340 → 262 (-22.9%)	1,452 → 1,352 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $58,393 (+13.9%)	$49,091 → $58,250 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $74,700 (+60.0%)	$77,000 → $82,200 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$564 → $751 (+33.2%)

Brocton

Population

340262

Median household income

$51,250$58,393

Median home value

$46,700$74,700

Chrisman

Population

1,4521,352

Median household income

$49,091$58,250

Median home value

$77,000$82,200

Median gross rent

$564$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Chrisman
Under 5	8.8%	11.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	2.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	16.0%
35 to 44	0.8%	7.8%
45 to 54	17.6%	7.0%
55 to 64	22.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.1%
75 and over	11.5%	17.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Chrisman
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Chrisman
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.3%
High school graduate	43.9%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Chrisman
Drove alone	86.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	10.4%
Other means	2.6%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Chrisman
1-unit, detached	87.9%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Chrisman
Poverty rate	6.9%	19.8%
Average household size	2.36	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1953	1957