Broughton vs Macedonia

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

Broughton and Macedonia 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 27 in Macedonia). Broughton has the higher median home value ($38,800 vs $33,500 in Macedonia). Since 2019, Broughton's population has grown faster (+73.2% vs -42.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Broughton	Macedonia
Population	213	27
Median age	32.4 yrs	80.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	—
Median home value	$38,800	$33,500
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	80	32
Homeownership rate	72.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broughton	Macedonia
Population	123 → 213 (+73.2%)	47 → 27 (-42.6%)
Median household income	$23,750 → $52,500 (+121.1%)	$26,250 → $22,500 (-14.3%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $38,800 (-24.7%)	$132,800 → $33,500 (-74.8%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $625 (-6.9%)	—

Broughton

Population

123213

Median household income

$23,750$52,500

Median home value

$51,500$38,800

Median gross rent

$671$625

Macedonia

Population

4727

Median household income

$26,250$22,500

Median home value

$132,800$33,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broughton	Macedonia
Under 5	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	15.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.4%
55 to 64	8.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	11.1%
75 and over	7.5%	66.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broughton	Macedonia
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
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	Macedonia
No high school diploma	13.3%	48.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	7.4%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broughton	Macedonia
Drove alone	90.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.0%
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)

	Broughton	Macedonia
1-unit, detached	70.0%	78.1%
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	30.0%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Broughton	Macedonia
Poverty rate	20.7%	33.3%
Average household size	3.13	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1960	1946