Beason vs Broadwell

A side-by-side comparison of Beason and Broadwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Broadwell has the higher population (206 vs 136 in Beason). Broadwell has the higher median household income ($54,167 vs $53,235 in Beason). Broadwell has the higher median home value ($99,100 vs $81,100 in Beason).

Population, income & housing

	Beason	Broadwell
Population	136	206
Median age	42.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,235	$54,167
Median home value	$81,100	$99,100
Median gross rent	—	$735
Housing units	91	141
Homeownership rate	72.9%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	19.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beason	Broadwell
Population	192 → 136 (-29.2%)	175 → 206 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$39,183 → $53,235 (+35.9%)	$62,000 → $54,167 (-12.6%)
Median home value	$57,800 → $81,100 (+40.3%)	$59,000 → $99,100 (+68.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$706 → $735 (+4.1%)

Beason

Population

192136

Median household income

$39,183$53,235

Median home value

$57,800$81,100

Broadwell

Population

175206

Median household income

$62,000$54,167

Median home value

$59,000$99,100

Median gross rent

$706$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beason	Broadwell
Under 5	6.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	10.3%	4.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.1%
25 to 34	19.9%	18.0%
35 to 44	16.9%	4.9%
45 to 54	19.9%	19.4%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	5.9%	13.6%
75 and over	3.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beason	Broadwell
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beason	Broadwell
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.5%
High school graduate	67.3%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beason	Broadwell
Drove alone	87.4%	94.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	8.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beason	Broadwell
1-unit, detached	100.0%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	Beason	Broadwell
Poverty rate	0.0%	19.4%
Average household size	1.94	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1938	1959