Brownstown

Population: 592
Median household income: $59,688
Median home value: $75,000

Brownstown, a community in Fayette County, Illinois, has 592 residents. The median household income of $59,688 is above the Fayette County median ($57,113).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownstown's population declined 33.9% from 895 to 592, while its median home value rose 8.7% from $69,000 to $75,000.

Owners occupy 60.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 592
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,688
Median home value: $75,000
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 255
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

895592

Median household income

$43,636$59,688

Median home value

$69,000$75,000

Median gross rent

$663$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	895	$43,636	$69,000	$663
2020	839	$47,171	$67,100	$597
2021	839	$41,042	$68,300	$764
2022	749	$52,841	$85,500	$850
2023	592	$59,688	$75,000	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 515.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	15.2%
5 to 17	93	15.7%
18 to 24	40	6.8%
25 to 34	88	14.9%
35 to 44	73	12.3%
45 to 54	60	10.1%
55 to 64	45	7.6%
65 to 74	48	8.1%
75 and over	55	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	580	98.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	7.9%
High school graduate	165	44.7%
Some college or associate's	142	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	22	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	75.9%
Carpooled	30	12.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	9.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	53.5%
15 to 29 min	57	25.0%
30 to 44 min	39	17.1%
45 to 59 min	6	2.6%
60+ min	4	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 20.4% (121 of 592)

	Count	Share
Family households	156	70.3%
Nonfamily households	66	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	222	87.1%
Vacant	33	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	135	60.8%
Renter-occupied	87	39.2%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	192	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	2.4%
5 to 19 units	7	2.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	19.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1708992
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9942, -88.9553