Brillion vs Chilton

A side-by-side comparison of Brillion and Chilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Brillion and Chilton are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chilton has the higher population (3,987 vs 3,307 in Brillion). Chilton has the higher median household income ($77,935 vs $67,122 in Brillion). Brillion has the higher median home value ($195,000 vs $160,100 in Chilton).

Population, income & housing

	Brillion	Chilton
Population	3,307	3,987
Median age	40.5 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,122	$77,935
Median home value	$195,000	$160,100
Median gross rent	$830	$748
Housing units	1,496	1,860
Homeownership rate	75.7%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brillion	Chilton
Population	3,126 → 3,307 (+5.8%)	3,831 → 3,987 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$67,763 → $67,122 (-0.9%)	$52,005 → $77,935 (+49.9%)
Median home value	$129,100 → $195,000 (+51.0%)	$130,000 → $160,100 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $830 (+17.7%)	$669 → $748 (+11.8%)

Brillion

Population

3,1263,307

Median household income

$67,763$67,122

Median home value

$129,100$195,000

Median gross rent

$705$830

Chilton

Population

3,8313,987

Median household income

$52,005$77,935

Median home value

$130,000$160,100

Median gross rent

$669$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brillion	Chilton
Under 5	2.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	19.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	19.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.3%
75 and over	9.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brillion	Chilton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brillion	Chilton
No high school diploma	10.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	44.9%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brillion	Chilton
Drove alone	83.3%	68.4%
Carpooled	3.2%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.0%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brillion	Chilton
1-unit, detached	76.2%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	14.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brillion	Chilton
Poverty rate	13.0%	4.5%
Average household size	2.33	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1971	1964