Braidwood vs Monee

A side-by-side comparison of Braidwood and Monee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Braidwood has the higher population (6,175 vs 5,104 in Monee). Monee has the higher median household income ($89,571 vs $83,365 in Braidwood). Monee has the higher median home value ($226,400 vs $205,900 in Braidwood).

Population, income & housing

	Braidwood	Monee
Population	6,175	5,104
Median age	44.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,365	$89,571
Median home value	$205,900	$226,400
Median gross rent	$1,089	—
Housing units	2,949	2,262
Homeownership rate	82.4%	96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braidwood	Monee
Population	6,377 → 6,175 (-3.2%)	5,082 → 5,104 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$63,074 → $83,365 (+32.2%)	$71,082 → $89,571 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $205,900 (+26.8%)	$163,400 → $226,400 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$979 → $1,089 (+11.2%)	$855 → $1,321 (+54.5%)

Braidwood

Population

6,3776,175

Median household income

$63,074$83,365

Median home value

$162,400$205,900

Median gross rent

$979$1,089

Monee

Population

5,0825,104

Median household income

$71,082$89,571

Median home value

$163,400$226,400

Median gross rent

$855$1,321

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braidwood	Monee
Under 5	3.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	2.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	21.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	16.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	5.0%
75 and over	3.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braidwood	Monee
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	51.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	33.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braidwood	Monee
No high school diploma	5.6%	11.8%
High school graduate	31.7%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braidwood	Monee
Drove alone	90.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	4.6%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	8.9%
Other means	0.2%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braidwood	Monee
1-unit, detached	72.5%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Braidwood	Monee
Poverty rate	9.4%	5.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1994	2003