Demographics of Braidwood city, Illinois

Braidwood city, Illinois had 6,259 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +70 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Braidwood city, in four figures

6,259
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,062 ±222.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +70 people.; 46.3 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,202 ±$16,084
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Braidwood city, Illinois's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Braidwood city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Braidwood city, Illinois's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Braidwood city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,189	100.0	100.0
2021	6,195	100.1	100.2
2022	6,170	99.7	100.7
2023	6,202	100.2	101.6
2024	6,244	100.9	102.5
2025	6,259	101.1	103.1

Population of Braidwood city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,189	—
2021	6,195	+6
2022	6,170	−25
2023	6,202	+32
2024	6,244	+42
2025	6,259	+15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.3 ±2.8: for men 45.1 ±5.1 and for women 46.8 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Braidwood city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	59 to 205	1.0% to 3.4%	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	950 ±233	15.7% ±3.8	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	609 ±168	10.0% ±2.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,234 ±229	20.4% ±3.7	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,956 ±329	32.3% ±5.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,181 ±270	19.5% ±4.4	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,202 ±$16,084, and income per person $39,862 ±$3,691, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Braidwood city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	375 ±133	14.5% ±5.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	475 ±157	18.4% ±6.0	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	270 ±95	10.4% ±3.6	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	153 to 509	6.0% to 19.6%	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	735 ±206	28.4% ±7.7	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	85 to 339	3.3% to 13.1%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	88 to 284	3.4% to 11.0%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Braidwood city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	440 ±153	7.3% ±2.5	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 41	0% to 3.7%	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	112 to 358	3.7% to 11.5%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	190 ±90	10.1% ±4.3	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Braidwood city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Braidwood city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	2,961 ±210	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±8.6	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±5.4	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.8% ±8.1	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.2% ±4.4	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$202,500 ±$16,208	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,044 ±$93	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Braidwood city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	488 ±194	8.1% ±3.2	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,206 ±268	85.9% ±3.1	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5 to 381	0.1% to 6.3%	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	161 ±73	2.7% ±1.2	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Braidwood city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	5,256 ±230	86.7% ±2.1	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	640 ±115	10.6% ±1.9	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 99	0% to 1.6%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	45 to 191	0.7% to 3.1%	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 165	0.3% to 2.7%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 50	< 0.1% to 0.8%	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Braidwood city among the places of Illinois

302nd of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Braidwood city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Johnsburg village	6,386 ±40
Elburn village	6,354 ±318
Monticello city	6,304 ±218
Countryside city	6,267 ±25
Beardstown city	6,169 ±165
Braidwood city	6,062 ±222
Lake Bluff village	6,041 ±578
Pontoon Beach village	6,025 ±290
Spring Grove village	5,917 ±415
Chillicothe city	5,900 ±327
Willow Springs village	5,868 ±207

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 6 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 86 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 89 Places in Illinois by median household income
No. 122 Places in Illinois by per capita income
No. 123 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026