Breese

Population: 4,373
Median household income: $72,900
Median home value: $204,600

Breese, a community in Clinton County, Illinois, has 4,373 residents. At $72,900, its median household income sits below Clinton County's $82,314.

Between 2019 and 2023, Breese's population declined 8.6% from 4,787 to 4,373, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $151,500 to $204,600.

81.9% of workers drive to work alone. 76.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,373
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $72,900
Median home value: $204,600
Median gross rent: $771
Housing units: 1,920
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7874,373

Median household income

$69,167$72,900

Median home value

$151,500$204,600

Median gross rent

$1,056$771

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,787	$69,167	$151,500	$1,056
2020	4,160	$70,411	$150,700	$729
2021	4,300	$64,102	$147,800	$699
2022	4,376	$63,224	$179,300	$743
2023	4,373	$72,900	$204,600	$771

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	232	5.3%
5 to 17	589	13.5%
18 to 24	450	10.3%
25 to 34	535	12.2%
35 to 44	499	11.4%
45 to 54	568	13.0%
55 to 64	617	14.1%
65 to 74	460	10.5%
75 and over	423	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,084	93.4%
Black or African American	11	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	34	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	196	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	230	7.4%
High school graduate	840	27.1%
Some college or associate's	999	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	697	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	336	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,866	81.9%
Carpooled	36	1.6%
Public transit	17	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	359	15.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	795	41.4%
15 to 29 min	245	12.8%
30 to 44 min	222	11.6%
45 to 59 min	372	19.4%
60+ min	285	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 4.7% (198 of 4,237)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,100	57.3%
Nonfamily households	820	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,920	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,447	75.4%
Renter-occupied	473	24.6%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,472	76.7%
1-unit, attached	62	3.2%
2 to 4 units	156	8.1%
5 to 19 units	78	4.1%
20 or more units	37	1.9%
Mobile home & other	115	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1707913
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.6138, -89.5237