Bonnie Brae vs Sunnyland

A side-by-side comparison of Bonnie Brae and Sunnyland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bonnie Brae has the higher population (844 vs 829 in Sunnyland). Bonnie Brae has the higher median household income ($76,483 vs $65,833 in Sunnyland). Bonnie Brae has the higher median home value ($224,200 vs $140,700 in Sunnyland).

Population, income & housing

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
Population	844	829
Median age	37.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,483	$65,833
Median home value	$224,200	$140,700
Median gross rent	$1,570	$1,935
Housing units	351	256
Homeownership rate	59.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
Population	1,248 → 844 (-32.4%)	565 → 829 (+46.7%)
Median household income	$74,511 → $76,483 (+2.6%)	$63,500 → $65,833 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$155,400 → $224,200 (+44.3%)	$137,100 → $140,700 (+2.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,273 → $1,570 (+23.3%)	—

Bonnie Brae

Population

1,248844

Median household income

$74,511$76,483

Median home value

$155,400$224,200

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,570

Sunnyland

Population

565829

Median household income

$63,500$65,833

Median home value

$137,100$140,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
Under 5	3.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	21.7%	17.1%
35 to 44	16.6%	3.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.1%
75 and over	4.3%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	58.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
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%	15.3%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
No high school diploma	7.2%	14.3%
High school graduate	40.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
Drove alone	71.0%	84.6%
Carpooled	14.3%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.0%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
1-unit, detached	82.3%	97.7%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Bonnie Brae	Sunnyland
Poverty rate	5.3%	17.7%
Average household size	2.40	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1961	1966