Illinois · Census place 07770
Braidwood city, IL
Quick answer
Braidwood city has 6,175 residents, ranking #300 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $83,365, the median home is worth $205,900 and median gross rent runs $1,089 a month.
- Population
- 6,175Braidwood city residents
- Median household income
- $83,365Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,089Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Braidwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Braidwood city median would spend about 15.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 82.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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