Belle Prairie City vs Broughton

A side-by-side comparison of Belle Prairie City and Broughton: population, income, housing, and more.

Belle Prairie City and Broughton are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Broughton has the higher population (213 vs 47 in Belle Prairie City). Belle Prairie City has the higher median home value ($121,900 vs $38,800 in Broughton). Since 2019, Broughton's population has grown faster (+73.2% vs -23.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
Population	47	213
Median age	36.3 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,500
Median home value	$121,900	$38,800
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	21	80
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
Population	61 → 47 (-23.0%)	123 → 213 (+73.2%)
Median household income	—	$23,750 → $52,500 (+121.1%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $121,900 (+8.4%)	$51,500 → $38,800 (-24.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$671 → $625 (-6.9%)

Belle Prairie City

Population

6147

Median home value

$112,500$121,900

Broughton

Population

123213

Median household income

$23,750$52,500

Median home value

$51,500$38,800

Median gross rent

$671$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
Under 5	17.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	4.3%	23.9%
18 to 24	4.3%	15.0%
25 to 34	23.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	4.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	8.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	7.5%
75 and over	4.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	9.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
No high school diploma	17.1%	13.3%
High school graduate	34.3%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
Drove alone	100.0%	90.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
1-unit, detached	81.0%	70.0%
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	19.0%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Belle Prairie City	Broughton
Poverty rate	25.5%	20.7%
Average household size	2.24	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1992	1960