Brocton vs Hume

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

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

Hume has the higher population (464 vs 262 in Brocton). Hume has the higher median household income ($61,000 vs $58,393 in Brocton). Hume has the higher median home value ($79,600 vs $74,700 in Brocton).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Hume
Population	262	464
Median age	53.6 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$61,000
Median home value	$74,700	$79,600
Median gross rent	—	$915
Housing units	124	242
Homeownership rate	97.3%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Hume
Population	340 → 262 (-22.9%)	324 → 464 (+43.2%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $58,393 (+13.9%)	$46,000 → $61,000 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $74,700 (+60.0%)	$58,500 → $79,600 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$598 → $915 (+53.0%)

Brocton

Population

340262

Median household income

$51,250$58,393

Median home value

$46,700$74,700

Hume

Population

324464

Median household income

$46,000$61,000

Median home value

$58,500$79,600

Median gross rent

$598$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Hume
Under 5	8.8%	12.3%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	2.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	0.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	22.1%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.3%
75 and over	11.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Hume
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Hume
No high school diploma	7.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	43.9%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Hume
Drove alone	86.1%	84.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	7.5%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Hume
1-unit, detached	87.9%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Hume
Poverty rate	6.9%	14.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1953	1957