Braceville vs Gardner

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

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

Gardner has the higher population (1,319 vs 890 in Braceville). Gardner has the higher median household income ($82,125 vs $70,278 in Braceville). Gardner has the higher median home value ($183,300 vs $176,400 in Braceville).

Population, income & housing

	Braceville	Gardner
Population	890	1,319
Median age	30.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,278	$82,125
Median home value	$176,400	$183,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,024
Housing units	304	524
Homeownership rate	88.5%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braceville	Gardner
Population	759 → 890 (+17.3%)	1,334 → 1,319 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$64,563 → $70,278 (+8.9%)	$68,333 → $82,125 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $176,400 (+29.7%)	$138,000 → $183,300 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,250 (+2.0%)	$944 → $1,024 (+8.5%)

Braceville

Population

759890

Median household income

$64,563$70,278

Median home value

$136,000$176,400

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,250

Gardner

Population

1,3341,319

Median household income

$68,333$82,125

Median home value

$138,000$183,300

Median gross rent

$944$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braceville	Gardner
Under 5	13.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	26.6%	14.6%
18 to 24	2.4%	12.1%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	4.9%	7.9%
75 and over	6.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braceville	Gardner
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braceville	Gardner
No high school diploma	5.5%	8.2%
High school graduate	41.2%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braceville	Gardner
Drove alone	90.0%	95.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braceville	Gardner
1-unit, detached	98.0%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Braceville	Gardner
Poverty rate	13.1%	15.2%
Average household size	3.09	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1971	1967