With 50 people, East Brooklyn is a city in Illinois. The median age is 57.5, about 19 years above the US median. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 59% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,750, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Brooklyn
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.4 → 57.5(+21.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population105 → 50(−52%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate3.8% → 16.0%(+12.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)50%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Brooklyn, decade by decade
East Brooklyn population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
105
$91,503
$113,523
4.3%
4.7
2000
123
$72,866
$185,444
9.1%
11.8
2010
106
$66,534
$251,750
1.7%
9.1
2020
80
$110,599
$142,899
9.4%
15.0
2024
50
$83,750
$232,100
22.4%
4.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
