Broughton vs McLeansboro

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

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

McLeansboro has the higher population (2,750 vs 213 in Broughton). Broughton has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $46,589 in McLeansboro). McLeansboro has the higher median home value ($72,200 vs $38,800 in Broughton).

Population, income & housing

	Broughton	McLeansboro
Population	213	2,750
Median age	32.4 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$46,589
Median home value	$38,800	$72,200
Median gross rent	$625	$548
Housing units	80	1,362
Homeownership rate	72.1%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broughton	McLeansboro
Population	123 → 213 (+73.2%)	2,613 → 2,750 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$23,750 → $52,500 (+121.1%)	$47,028 → $46,589 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $38,800 (-24.7%)	$60,900 → $72,200 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $625 (-6.9%)	$544 → $548 (+0.7%)

Broughton

Population

123213

Median household income

$23,750$52,500

Median home value

$51,500$38,800

Median gross rent

$671$625

McLeansboro

Population

2,6132,750

Median household income

$47,028$46,589

Median home value

$60,900$72,200

Median gross rent

$544$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broughton	McLeansboro
Under 5	0.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	15.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.5%	7.4%
75 and over	7.5%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broughton	McLeansboro
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	9.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broughton	McLeansboro
No high school diploma	13.3%	11.9%
High school graduate	39.1%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broughton	McLeansboro
Drove alone	90.7%	89.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broughton	McLeansboro
1-unit, detached	70.0%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Broughton	McLeansboro
Poverty rate	20.7%	19.7%
Average household size	3.13	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1960	1957