Brooklyn vs St. Libory

A side-by-side comparison of Brooklyn and St. Libory: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brooklyn has the higher population (811 vs 612 in St. Libory). St. Libory has the higher median household income ($113,000 vs $37,656 in Brooklyn). St. Libory has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $37,200 in Brooklyn).

Population, income & housing

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
Population	811	612
Median age	29.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,656	$113,000
Median home value	$37,200	$168,800
Median gross rent	$950	$788
Housing units	366	304
Homeownership rate	46.5%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	20.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
Population	439 → 811 (+84.7%)	508 → 612 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$18,611 → $37,656 (+102.3%)	$66,875 → $113,000 (+69.0%)
Median home value	$33,300 → $37,200 (+11.7%)	$136,900 → $168,800 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$382 → $950 (+148.7%)	$789 → $788 (-0.1%)

Brooklyn

Population

439811

Median household income

$18,611$37,656

Median home value

$33,300$37,200

Median gross rent

$382$950

St. Libory

Population

508612

Median household income

$66,875$113,000

Median home value

$136,900$168,800

Median gross rent

$789$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
Under 5	14.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	26.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	1.6%
25 to 34	18.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.9%	18.3%
45 to 54	4.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	13.9%
75 and over	3.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
White (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	95.8%
Black or African American	94.5%	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	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
No high school diploma	4.1%	4.4%
High school graduate	48.4%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
Drove alone	64.5%	88.1%
Carpooled	21.3%	1.2%
Public transit	2.1%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
1-unit, detached	55.2%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	25.1%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Brooklyn	St. Libory
Poverty rate	35.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.95	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1965	1980