Braceville vs South Wilmington

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

Braceville and South Wilmington 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 558 in South Wilmington). South Wilmington has the higher median household income ($86,563 vs $70,278 in Braceville). Braceville has the higher median home value ($176,400 vs $164,900 in South Wilmington).

Population, income & housing

	Braceville	South Wilmington
Population	890	558
Median age	30.7 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,278	$86,563
Median home value	$176,400	$164,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,188
Housing units	304	259
Homeownership rate	88.5%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braceville	South Wilmington
Population	759 → 890 (+17.3%)	761 → 558 (-26.7%)
Median household income	$64,563 → $70,278 (+8.9%)	$75,417 → $86,563 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $176,400 (+29.7%)	$127,800 → $164,900 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,250 (+2.0%)	$925 → $1,188 (+28.4%)

Braceville

Population

759890

Median household income

$64,563$70,278

Median home value

$136,000$176,400

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,250

South Wilmington

Population

761558

Median household income

$75,417$86,563

Median home value

$127,800$164,900

Median gross rent

$925$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braceville	South Wilmington
Under 5	13.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	26.6%	16.5%
18 to 24	2.4%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	4.9%	8.8%
75 and over	6.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braceville	South Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braceville	South Wilmington
No high school diploma	5.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	41.2%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braceville	South Wilmington
Drove alone	90.0%	94.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braceville	South Wilmington
1-unit, detached	98.0%	99.6%
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%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Braceville	South Wilmington
Poverty rate	13.1%	6.5%
Average household size	3.09	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1971	1963