Brookport

Population: 680
Median household income: $40,781
Median home value: $60,300

Brookport, a community in Massac County, Illinois, has 680 residents. At $40,781, its median household income sits below Massac County's $62,584.

From 2019 to 2023, Brookport's population declined 22.8% from 881 to 680, while its median home value rose 11.9% from $53,900 to $60,300.

Households average 2.36 people. The median gross rent is $838.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 680
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $40,781
Median home value: $60,300
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 340
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

881680

Median household income

$33,878$40,781

Median home value

$53,900$60,300

Median gross rent

$574$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	881	$33,878	$53,900	$574
2020	823	$32,961	$59,800	$644
2021	820	$36,806	$59,800	$643
2022	752	$38,319	$70,800	$871
2023	680	$40,781	$60,300	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 545.0%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	10.1%
5 to 17	105	15.4%
18 to 24	47	6.9%
25 to 34	121	17.8%
35 to 44	105	15.4%
45 to 54	34	5.0%
55 to 64	66	9.7%
65 to 74	64	9.4%
75 and over	69	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	604	88.8%
Black or African American	39	5.7%
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	30	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate52.7%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree4.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	13.1%
High school graduate	242	52.7%
Some college or associate's	129	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	22	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	264	93.6%
Carpooled	2	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	3.9%
Other means	5	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	22.9%
15 to 29 min	119	43.9%
30 to 44 min	84	31.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	6	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 22.1% (144 of 651)

	Count	Share
Family households	160	55.6%
Nonfamily households	128	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	288	84.7%
Vacant	52	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	185	64.2%
Renter-occupied	103	35.8%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	200	58.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.3%
2 to 4 units	28	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	111	32.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1708706
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.1258, -88.6260