Steward vs West Brooklyn

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

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

Steward has the higher population (268 vs 169 in West Brooklyn). Steward has the higher median household income ($108,333 vs $76,250 in West Brooklyn). Steward has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $109,800 in West Brooklyn).

Population, income & housing

	Steward	West Brooklyn
Population	268	169
Median age	43.5 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,333	$76,250
Median home value	$151,000	$109,800
Median gross rent	$1,281	$1,313
Housing units	97	63
Homeownership rate	91.1%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Steward	West Brooklyn
Population	307 → 268 (-12.7%)	146 → 169 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$64,000 → $108,333 (+69.3%)	$54,167 → $76,250 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $151,000 (+51.0%)	$95,300 → $109,800 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $1,281 (+73.1%)	$1,156 → $1,313 (+13.6%)

Steward

Population

307268

Median household income

$64,000$108,333

Median home value

$100,000$151,000

Median gross rent

$740$1,281

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)

	Steward	West Brooklyn
Under 5	5.2%	13.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	32.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	1.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	24.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.3%
75 and over	5.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Steward	West Brooklyn
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	84.0%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Steward	West Brooklyn
No high school diploma	6.7%	15.6%
High school graduate	26.3%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Steward	West Brooklyn
Drove alone	86.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	5.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Steward	West Brooklyn
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Steward	West Brooklyn
Poverty rate	1.9%	1.8%
Average household size	2.98	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	46
Median year structure built	1938	1938