Braidwood

Population: 6,175
Median household income: $83,365
Median home value: $205,900

Located in Will County, Illinois, Braidwood is a community with a population of 6,175. Its median household income of $83,365 runs below the Will County figure of $107,799.

From 2019 to 2023, Braidwood's population declined 3.2% from 6,377 to 6,175, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $162,400 to $205,900.

18.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,175
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $83,365
Median home value: $205,900
Median gross rent: $1,089
Housing units: 2,949
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3776,175

Median household income

$63,074$83,365

Median home value

$162,400$205,900

Median gross rent

$979$1,089

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,377	$63,074	$162,400	$979
2020	6,338	$67,057	$174,700	$1,059
2021	6,280	$69,992	$178,400	$1,123
2022	6,160	$76,683	$187,200	$1,148
2023	6,175	$83,365	$205,900	$1,089

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	239	3.9%
5 to 17	932	15.1%
18 to 24	667	10.8%
25 to 34	643	10.4%
35 to 44	635	10.3%
45 to 54	1,008	16.3%
55 to 64	1,044	16.9%
65 to 74	798	12.9%
75 and over	209	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,457	88.4%
Black or African American	11	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	164	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	529	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's44.4%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	244	5.6%
High school graduate	1,375	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,927	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	566	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	225	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,924	90.6%
Carpooled	140	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	4.6%
Other means	6	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,084	35.2%
15 to 29 min	754	24.5%
30 to 44 min	558	18.1%
45 to 59 min	271	8.8%
60+ min	414	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 9.4% (580 of 6,175)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,720	67.5%
Nonfamily households	829	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,549	86.4%
Vacant	400	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,101	82.4%
Renter-occupied	448	17.6%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,137	72.5%
1-unit, attached	94	3.2%
2 to 4 units	78	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	70	2.4%
Mobile home & other	570	19.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1707770
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 41.2702, -88.2234