Braidwood vs University Park

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

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

University Park has the higher population (7,109 vs 6,175 in Braidwood). Braidwood has the higher median household income ($83,365 vs $65,580 in University Park). Braidwood has the higher median home value ($205,900 vs $137,800 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	Braidwood	University Park
Population	6,175	7,109
Median age	44.3 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,365	$65,580
Median home value	$205,900	$137,800
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,530
Housing units	2,949	2,576
Homeownership rate	82.4%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braidwood	University Park
Population	6,377 → 6,175 (-3.2%)	6,947 → 7,109 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$63,074 → $83,365 (+32.2%)	$52,250 → $65,580 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $205,900 (+26.8%)	$124,100 → $137,800 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$979 → $1,089 (+11.2%)	$978 → $1,530 (+56.4%)

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

University Park

Population

6,9477,109

Median household income

$52,250$65,580

Median home value

$124,100$137,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,530

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braidwood	University Park
Under 5	3.9%	9.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	13.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	16.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	5.6%
75 and over	3.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braidwood	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	8.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	82.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braidwood	University Park
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braidwood	University Park
Drove alone	90.6%	70.8%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.2%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braidwood	University Park
1-unit, detached	72.5%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.4%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Braidwood	University Park
Poverty rate	9.4%	14.5%
Average household size	2.42	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1994	1976