Braceville vs Diamond

A side-by-side comparison of Braceville and Diamond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Diamond has the higher population (2,900 vs 890 in Braceville). Braceville has the higher median household income ($70,278 vs $60,000 in Diamond). Diamond has the higher median home value ($211,500 vs $176,400 in Braceville).

Population, income & housing

	Braceville	Diamond
Population	890	2,900
Median age	30.7 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,278	$60,000
Median home value	$176,400	$211,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,224
Housing units	304	1,166
Homeownership rate	88.5%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braceville	Diamond
Population	759 → 890 (+17.3%)	2,697 → 2,900 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$64,563 → $70,278 (+8.9%)	$59,934 → $60,000 (+0.1%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $176,400 (+29.7%)	$194,600 → $211,500 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,250 (+2.0%)	$1,076 → $1,224 (+13.8%)

Braceville

Population

759890

Median household income

$64,563$70,278

Median home value

$136,000$176,400

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,250

Diamond

Population

2,6972,900

Median household income

$59,934$60,000

Median home value

$194,600$211,500

Median gross rent

$1,076$1,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braceville	Diamond
Under 5	13.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	26.6%	21.3%
18 to 24	2.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	3.1%
75 and over	6.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braceville	Diamond
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braceville	Diamond
No high school diploma	5.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	41.2%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braceville	Diamond
Drove alone	90.0%	91.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braceville	Diamond
1-unit, detached	98.0%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Braceville	Diamond
Poverty rate	13.1%	14.1%
Average household size	3.09	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1971	1991