Braidwood vs Wilmington

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

Braidwood and Wilmington 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 5,507 in Wilmington). Braidwood has the higher median household income ($83,365 vs $63,514 in Wilmington). Wilmington has the higher median home value ($216,400 vs $205,900 in Braidwood).

Population, income & housing

	Braidwood	Wilmington
Population	6,175	5,507
Median age	44.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,365	$63,514
Median home value	$205,900	$216,400
Median gross rent	$1,089	$897
Housing units	2,949	2,379
Homeownership rate	82.4%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braidwood	Wilmington
Population	6,377 → 6,175 (-3.2%)	6,030 → 5,507 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$63,074 → $83,365 (+32.2%)	$56,267 → $63,514 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $205,900 (+26.8%)	$168,500 → $216,400 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$979 → $1,089 (+11.2%)	$877 → $897 (+2.3%)

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

Wilmington

Population

6,0305,507

Median household income

$56,267$63,514

Median home value

$168,500$216,400

Median gross rent

$877$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braidwood	Wilmington
Under 5	3.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	16.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.1%
75 and over	3.4%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braidwood	Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braidwood	Wilmington
No high school diploma	5.6%	7.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braidwood	Wilmington
Drove alone	90.6%	82.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	5.2%
Other means	0.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braidwood	Wilmington
1-unit, detached	72.5%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Braidwood	Wilmington
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1994	1973