Brimfield vs Mapleton

A side-by-side comparison of Brimfield and Mapleton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brimfield has the higher population (692 vs 294 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($65,729 vs $61,417 in Brimfield). Brimfield has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $108,700 in Mapleton).

Population, income & housing

	Brimfield	Mapleton
Population	692	294
Median age	44.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,417	$65,729
Median home value	$144,800	$108,700
Median gross rent	$847	$570
Housing units	339	130
Homeownership rate	78.5%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brimfield	Mapleton
Population	853 → 692 (-18.9%)	284 → 294 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$65,917 → $61,417 (-6.8%)	$52,500 → $65,729 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$125,800 → $144,800 (+15.1%)	$105,900 → $108,700 (+2.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $847 (+16.8%)	$462 → $570 (+23.4%)

Brimfield

Population

853692

Median household income

$65,917$61,417

Median home value

$125,800$144,800

Median gross rent

$725$847

Mapleton

Population

284294

Median household income

$52,500$65,729

Median home value

$105,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$462$570

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brimfield	Mapleton
Under 5	5.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	27.2%
18 to 24	9.1%	3.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	8.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	17.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	6.5%	13.6%
75 and over	10.3%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brimfield	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	96.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brimfield	Mapleton
No high school diploma	12.6%	4.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brimfield	Mapleton
Drove alone	79.9%	72.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brimfield	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	79.1%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Brimfield	Mapleton
Poverty rate	9.5%	5.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1957	1967