Braceville vs East Brooklyn

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

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

Braceville has the higher population (890 vs 58 in East Brooklyn). East Brooklyn has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $70,278 in Braceville). East Brooklyn has the higher median home value ($203,100 vs $176,400 in Braceville).

Population, income & housing

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
Population	890	58
Median age	30.7 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,278	$88,750
Median home value	$176,400	$203,100
Housing units	304	49
Homeownership rate	88.5%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
Population	759 → 890 (+17.3%)	76 → 58 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$64,563 → $70,278 (+8.9%)	$95,000 → $88,750 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $176,400 (+29.7%)	$153,100 → $203,100 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,250 (+2.0%)	—

Braceville

Population

759890

Median household income

$64,563$70,278

Median home value

$136,000$176,400

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,250

East Brooklyn

Population

7658

Median household income

$95,000$88,750

Median home value

$153,100$203,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
Under 5	13.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.6%	1.7%
18 to 24	2.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	1.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	24.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.9%	25.9%
75 and over	6.4%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	98.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
No high school diploma	5.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
Drove alone	90.0%	88.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
1-unit, detached	98.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Braceville	East Brooklyn
Poverty rate	13.1%	15.5%
Average household size	3.09	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	31	45
Median year structure built	1971	1962