Brocton vs Redmon

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

Brocton and Redmon 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 144 in Redmon). Redmon has the higher median household income ($59,688 vs $58,393 in Brocton). Redmon has the higher median home value ($77,900 vs $74,700 in Brocton).

Population, income & housing

	Brocton	Redmon
Population	262	144
Median age	53.6 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,393	$59,688
Median home value	$74,700	$77,900
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	124	82
Homeownership rate	97.3%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brocton	Redmon
Population	340 → 262 (-22.9%)	129 → 144 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $58,393 (+13.9%)	$50,179 → $59,688 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $74,700 (+60.0%)	$58,300 → $77,900 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$533 → $688 (+29.1%)

Brocton

Population

340262

Median household income

$51,250$58,393

Median home value

$46,700$74,700

Redmon

Population

129144

Median household income

$50,179$59,688

Median home value

$58,300$77,900

Median gross rent

$533$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brocton	Redmon
Under 5	8.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.8%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	4.9%
35 to 44	0.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	17.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	22.1%	21.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	18.8%
75 and over	11.5%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brocton	Redmon
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	96.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brocton	Redmon
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.3%
High school graduate	43.9%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brocton	Redmon
Drove alone	86.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brocton	Redmon
1-unit, detached	87.9%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Brocton	Redmon
Poverty rate	6.9%	11.1%
Average household size	2.36	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1953	1955