Broughton vs Dahlgren

A side-by-side comparison of Broughton and Dahlgren: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dahlgren has the higher population (631 vs 213 in Broughton). Broughton has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $47,500 in Dahlgren). Dahlgren has the higher median home value ($68,800 vs $38,800 in Broughton).

Population, income & housing

	Broughton	Dahlgren
Population	213	631
Median age	32.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$47,500
Median home value	$38,800	$68,800
Median gross rent	$625	$814
Housing units	80	227
Homeownership rate	72.1%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broughton	Dahlgren
Population	123 → 213 (+73.2%)	607 → 631 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$23,750 → $52,500 (+121.1%)	$43,958 → $47,500 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $38,800 (-24.7%)	$62,500 → $68,800 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $625 (-6.9%)	$590 → $814 (+38.0%)

Broughton

Population

123213

Median household income

$23,750$52,500

Median home value

$51,500$38,800

Median gross rent

$671$625

Dahlgren

Population

607631

Median household income

$43,958$47,500

Median home value

$62,500$68,800

Median gross rent

$590$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broughton	Dahlgren
Under 5	0.9%	11.6%
5 to 17	23.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	15.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.3%
75 and over	7.5%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broughton	Dahlgren
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	9.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broughton	Dahlgren
No high school diploma	13.3%	13.7%
High school graduate	39.1%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broughton	Dahlgren
Drove alone	90.7%	90.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broughton	Dahlgren
1-unit, detached	70.0%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	27.3%

Poverty & households

	Broughton	Dahlgren
Poverty rate	20.7%	19.8%
Average household size	3.13	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1960	1965