Brimfield vs Mossville

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

Brimfield and Mossville 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 210 in Mossville). Brimfield has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $93,000 in Mossville). Since 2019, Brimfield's population has grown faster (-18.9% vs -20.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Brimfield	Mossville
Population	692	210
Median age	44.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,417	—
Median home value	$144,800	$93,000
Median gross rent	$847	—
Housing units	339	78
Homeownership rate	78.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	46.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brimfield	Mossville
Population	853 → 692 (-18.9%)	263 → 210 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$65,917 → $61,417 (-6.8%)	—
Median home value	$125,800 → $144,800 (+15.1%)	$87,900 → $93,000 (+5.8%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $847 (+16.8%)	—

Brimfield

Population

853692

Median household income

$65,917$61,417

Median home value

$125,800$144,800

Median gross rent

$725$847

Mossville

Population

263210

Median home value

$87,900$93,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brimfield	Mossville
Under 5	5.5%	33.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	8.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	17.8%	4.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.2%
75 and over	10.3%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brimfield	Mossville
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	94.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brimfield	Mossville
No high school diploma	12.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	27.7%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	46.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brimfield	Mossville
Drove alone	79.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brimfield	Mossville
1-unit, detached	79.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brimfield	Mossville
Poverty rate	9.5%	4.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1957	1938