Lee Center vs West Brooklyn

A side-by-side comparison of Lee Center and West Brooklyn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Brooklyn has the higher population (169 vs 0 in Lee Center). Since 2019, West Brooklyn's population has grown faster (+15.8% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
Population	0	169
Median age	—	30.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,250
Median home value	—	$109,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,313
Housing units	61	63
Homeownership rate	—	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	34.4%
Unemployment rate	—	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
Population	136 → 0 (-100.0%)	146 → 169 (+15.8%)
Median household income	—	$54,167 → $76,250 (+40.8%)
Median home value	—	$95,300 → $109,800 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,156 → $1,313 (+13.6%)

Lee Center

Population

1360

West Brooklyn

Population

146169

Median household income

$54,167$76,250

Median home value

$95,300$109,800

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
Under 5	—	13.0%
5 to 17	—	32.0%
18 to 24	—	1.8%
25 to 34	—	6.5%
35 to 44	—	12.4%
45 to 54	—	7.7%
55 to 64	—	16.0%
65 to 74	—	8.3%
75 and over	—	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
White (non-Hispanic)	—	84.0%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	—	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
No high school diploma	—	15.6%
High school graduate	—	26.7%
Some college or associate's	—	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	—	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	—	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
Drove alone	—	76.8%
Carpooled	—	17.9%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	5.4%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
1-unit, detached	80.3%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
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	19.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lee Center	West Brooklyn
Poverty rate	—	1.8%
Average household size	—	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	—	46
Median year structure built	1963	1938