West Brooklyn is home to 152 people in Illinois. This skews young, with a median age of 22.2. The typical home is worth $85,000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.3% of residents. Getting to work takes 36 minutes on average. 97% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 22.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Brooklyn
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.7 → 22.2(−9.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants84.2% → 65.0%(−19.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.7% → 39.1%(+31.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)57.1%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.3%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 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
West Brooklyn, decade by decade
West 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
162
$61,202
$69,602
7.7%
0.0
2000
174
$62,619
$134,802
5.7%
20.1
2010
142
$71,029
$145,152
0.0%
0.0
2020
131
$79,288
$115,144
29.5%
38.8
2024
152
$76,250
$85,000
39.1%
28.1
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.
