Brocton vs Metcalf

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

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

Brocton has the higher population (262 vs 151 in Metcalf). Brocton has the higher median household income ($58,393 vs $54,405 in Metcalf). Brocton has the higher median home value ($74,700 vs $55,000 in Metcalf).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Metcalf
Population	262	151
Median age	53.6 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$54,405
Median home value	$74,700	$55,000
Housing units	124	93
Homeownership rate	97.3%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	1.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	29.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Metcalf
Population	340 → 262 (-22.9%)	186 → 151 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $58,393 (+13.9%)	$34,583 → $54,405 (+57.3%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $74,700 (+60.0%)	$27,500 → $55,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$572 → $623 (+8.9%)

Brocton

Population

340262

Median household income

$51,250$58,393

Median home value

$46,700$74,700

Metcalf

Population

186151

Median household income

$34,583$54,405

Median home value

$27,500$55,000

Median gross rent

$572$623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Metcalf
Under 5	8.8%	0.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.9%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	17.6%	18.5%
55 to 64	22.1%	7.3%
65 to 74	14.1%	35.1%
75 and over	11.5%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Metcalf
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Metcalf
No high school diploma	7.7%	19.5%
High school graduate	43.9%	63.4%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Metcalf
Drove alone	86.1%	73.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	5.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Metcalf
1-unit, detached	87.9%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Metcalf
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.0%
Average household size	2.36	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	41
Median year structure built	1953	1938