Broadwell vs Chestnut

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

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

Chestnut has the higher population (297 vs 206 in Broadwell). Broadwell has the higher median household income ($54,167 vs $51,875 in Chestnut). Chestnut has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $99,100 in Broadwell).

Population, income & housing

	Broadwell	Chestnut
Population	206	297
Median age	48.9 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,167	$51,875
Median home value	$99,100	$137,800
Median gross rent	$735	—
Housing units	141	126
Homeownership rate	59.7%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	19.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broadwell	Chestnut
Population	175 → 206 (+17.7%)	61 → 297 (+386.9%)
Median household income	$62,000 → $54,167 (-12.6%)	$33,800 → $51,875 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$59,000 → $99,100 (+68.0%)	$40,700 → $137,800 (+238.6%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $735 (+4.1%)	—

Broadwell

Population

175206

Median household income

$62,000$54,167

Median home value

$59,000$99,100

Median gross rent

$706$735

Chestnut

Population

61297

Median household income

$33,800$51,875

Median home value

$40,700$137,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broadwell	Chestnut
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.9%	34.7%
18 to 24	13.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.0%	2.7%
35 to 44	4.9%	6.7%
45 to 54	19.4%	29.3%
55 to 64	15.5%	6.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	7.4%
75 and over	7.8%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broadwell	Chestnut
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	47.1%
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	1.9%	52.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broadwell	Chestnut
No high school diploma	21.5%	44.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	55.2%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broadwell	Chestnut
Drove alone	94.4%	93.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broadwell	Chestnut
1-unit, detached	63.8%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Broadwell	Chestnut
Poverty rate	19.4%	19.9%
Average household size	1.66	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1959	1971