Brocton vs Kansas

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

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

Kansas has the higher population (905 vs 262 in Brocton). Kansas has the higher median household income ($65,515 vs $58,393 in Brocton). Brocton has the higher median home value ($74,700 vs $66,300 in Kansas).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Kansas
Population	262	905
Median age	53.6 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$65,515
Median home value	$74,700	$66,300
Median gross rent	—	$723
Housing units	124	403
Homeownership rate	97.3%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Kansas
Population	340 → 262 (-22.9%)	689 → 905 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $58,393 (+13.9%)	$32,750 → $65,515 (+100.0%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $74,700 (+60.0%)	$57,700 → $66,300 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$322 → $723 (+124.5%)

Brocton

Population

340262

Median household income

$51,250$58,393

Median home value

$46,700$74,700

Kansas

Population

689905

Median household income

$32,750$65,515

Median home value

$57,700$66,300

Median gross rent

$322$723

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Kansas
Under 5	8.8%	1.8%
5 to 17	13.7%	25.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	7.1%
35 to 44	0.8%	19.1%
45 to 54	17.6%	14.6%
55 to 64	22.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	14.3%
75 and over	11.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Kansas
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Kansas
No high school diploma	7.7%	8.3%
High school graduate	43.9%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Kansas
Drove alone	86.1%	85.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	8.4%
Other means	2.6%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Kansas
1-unit, detached	87.9%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Kansas
Poverty rate	6.9%	19.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1953	1957