Brocton vs Paris

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

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

Paris has the higher population (8,154 vs 262 in Brocton). Brocton has the higher median household income ($58,393 vs $51,798 in Paris). Brocton has the higher median home value ($74,700 vs $71,200 in Paris).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Paris
Population	262	8,154
Median age	53.6 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$51,798
Median home value	$74,700	$71,200
Median gross rent	—	$755
Housing units	124	4,198
Homeownership rate	97.3%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Paris
Population	340 → 262 (-22.9%)	8,372 → 8,154 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $58,393 (+13.9%)	$44,209 → $51,798 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $74,700 (+60.0%)	$74,900 → $71,200 (-4.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$614 → $755 (+23.0%)

Brocton

Population

340262

Median household income

$51,250$58,393

Median home value

$46,700$74,700

Paris

Population

8,3728,154

Median household income

$44,209$51,798

Median home value

$74,900$71,200

Median gross rent

$614$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Paris
Under 5	8.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.9%
18 to 24	2.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	0.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	17.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	22.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.8%
75 and over	11.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Paris
No high school diploma	7.7%	13.9%
High school graduate	43.9%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Paris
Drove alone	86.1%	83.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.3%	3.2%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Paris
1-unit, detached	87.9%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Paris
Poverty rate	6.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.36	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	29	15
Median year structure built	1953	1962