Braceville vs Mazon

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

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

Mazon has the higher population (1,424 vs 890 in Braceville). Mazon has the higher median household income ($76,458 vs $70,278 in Braceville). Mazon has the higher median home value ($203,100 vs $176,400 in Braceville).

Population, income & housing

	Braceville	Mazon
Population	890	1,424
Median age	30.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,278	$76,458
Median home value	$176,400	$203,100
Median gross rent	—	$940
Housing units	304	518
Homeownership rate	88.5%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braceville	Mazon
Population	759 → 890 (+17.3%)	1,145 → 1,424 (+24.4%)
Median household income	$64,563 → $70,278 (+8.9%)	$57,461 → $76,458 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $176,400 (+29.7%)	$151,100 → $203,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,250 (+2.0%)	$969 → $940 (-3.0%)

Braceville

Population

759890

Median household income

$64,563$70,278

Median home value

$136,000$176,400

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,250

Mazon

Population

1,1451,424

Median household income

$57,461$76,458

Median home value

$151,100$203,100

Median gross rent

$969$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braceville	Mazon
Under 5	13.7%	7.7%
5 to 17	26.6%	23.2%
18 to 24	2.4%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	6.8%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	6.3%
75 and over	6.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braceville	Mazon
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	92.4%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braceville	Mazon
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braceville	Mazon
Drove alone	90.0%	92.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braceville	Mazon
1-unit, detached	98.0%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Braceville	Mazon
Poverty rate	13.1%	8.9%
Average household size	3.09	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1971	1975