East Brooklyn vs South Wilmington

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

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

South Wilmington has the higher population (558 vs 58 in East Brooklyn). East Brooklyn has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $86,563 in South Wilmington). East Brooklyn has the higher median home value ($203,100 vs $164,900 in South Wilmington).

Population, income & housing

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
Population	58	558
Median age	61.3 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,750	$86,563
Median home value	$203,100	$164,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,188
Housing units	49	259
Homeownership rate	94.3%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
Population	76 → 58 (-23.7%)	761 → 558 (-26.7%)
Median household income	$95,000 → $88,750 (-6.6%)	$75,417 → $86,563 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $203,100 (+32.7%)	$127,800 → $164,900 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$925 → $1,188 (+28.4%)

East Brooklyn

Population

7658

Median household income

$95,000$88,750

Median home value

$153,100$203,100

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)

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
Under 5	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	1.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.9%
25 to 34	1.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	7.7%
45 to 54	24.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	25.9%	8.8%
75 and over	15.5%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
No high school diploma	3.7%	8.9%
High school graduate	48.1%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
Drove alone	88.5%	94.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	99.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	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

	East Brooklyn	South Wilmington
Poverty rate	15.5%	6.5%
Average household size	1.66	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	45	32
Median year structure built	1962	1963