Brussels

Population: 136
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $126,300

Located in Calhoun County, Illinois, Brussels is a community with a population of 136. At $56,250, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $92,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brussels's population grew 3.0% from 132 to 136, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $101,600 to $126,300.

Households average 2.71 people. 15.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 136
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $126,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 69
Homeownership rate: 46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

132136

Median household income

$61,250$56,250

Median home value

$101,600$126,300

Median gross rent

$610$1,075

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	132	$61,250	$101,600	$610
2020	113	—	$92,500	$439
2021	134	—	$126,800	—
2022	111	$52,222	$133,300	$1,075
2023	136	$56,250	$126,300	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2415.4%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4421.3%

45 to 5423.5%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	0.7%
5 to 17	19	14.0%
18 to 24	21	15.4%
25 to 34	9	6.6%
35 to 44	29	21.3%
45 to 54	32	23.5%
55 to 64	7	5.1%
65 to 74	8	5.9%
75 and over	10	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	101	74.3%
Black or African American	29	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's43.2%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	7.4%
High school graduate	32	33.7%
Some college or associate's	41	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	12	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51	78.5%
Carpooled	8	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	3.1%
Other means	3	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1	1.6%
15 to 29 min	2	3.2%
30 to 44 min	41	65.1%
45 to 59 min	7	11.1%
60+ min	12	19.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 17.6% (24 of 136)

	Count	Share
Family households	31	68.9%
Nonfamily households	14	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	45	65.2%
Vacant	24	34.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21	46.7%
Renter-occupied	24	53.3%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units29.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	29.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1709148
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9485, -90.5890