Housing data for Brussels, IL

Name: Housing in Brussels, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Brussels, IL has an estimated 214 residents and 74 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Calhoun County.

39.6% of households rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 214 (±124)
Housing units: 74 (±26)
Households that rent: 39.6%
Residents since 2015–2019: +62.1%

What stands out in Brussels

Households that rent: 39.6% (±23.2 points) in Brussels, higher than in Calhoun County (11.3%).

Median real estate taxes: $880 (±$207) in Brussels, lower than in Calhoun County ($2,644).

Working from home: 4.6% (±5.3 points) in Brussels, lower than in Calhoun County (20.1%).

Median household income: $55,875 (±$10,418) in Brussels, lower than in Calhoun County ($93,203).

Housing in Brussels at a glance

Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Renters and owners: 39.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Income and affordability: $55,875 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Home values: $131,700 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Homeowner costs: $1,125 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Property taxes: $880 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bedrooms: 62.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Age of homes: 93.3% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Vacancy rate: 19.2% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Heating fuel: 73.6% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Commute and cars: 38.7 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Growth: +62.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
How long people stay: 11.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Crowding and facilities: 11.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Brussels against Calhoun County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brussels	Calhoun County	Illinois	United States
Residents	214 (±124)	4,330 (exact)	12,694,798 (exact)	334,922,499
Housing units	74 (±26)	2,300 (±23)	5,457,452 (±471)	143,775,355
Households that rent	39.6% (±23.2 points)	11.3% (±4.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Median gross rent	—	$583 (±$157)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Median household income	$55,875 (±$10,418)	$93,203 (±$10,314)	$83,390 (±$362)	$80,734
Median home value	$131,700 (±$12,901)	$190,900 (±$23,818)	$263,300 (±$797)	$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$880 (±$207)	$2,644 (±$247)	$5,298 (±$22)	$3,119
Built before 1980	93.3% (±34.5 points)	62.3% (±6.6 points)	63.4% (±0.2 points)	49.7%
Average commute	38.7 minutes (±3.2)	47.7 minutes (±5.8)	27.8 minutes (±0.1)	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	90.6% (±11.1 points)	86.1% (±3.6 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%
Median age of residents	31.0 years (±15.2)	48.8 years (±0.8)	39.0 years (±0.1)	38.9 years

Brussels covers 0.6 square miles of land, about 382 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Brussels has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	132 (±52)	214 (±124)	+62.1%	Not a measurable change
Housing units	85 (±19)	74 (±26)	−12.9%	Not a measurable change
Median home value	$101,600 (±$18,948)	$131,700 (±$12,901)	+29.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,250 (±$32,446)	$55,875 (±$10,418)	−8.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	32.5% (±21.8 points)	39.6% (±23.2 points)	+7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	18.8% (±30.2 points)	19.2% (±28.4 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Places near Brussels

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Households that rent
Quarry Township	6.8 mi	$644	$261,800	13.0%
Batchtown	6.8 mi	—	$126,800	5.4%
Rosedale Township	7.2 mi	—	—	14.5%
Old Monroe	8.7 mi	$1,225	$155,900	18.4%
Winfield	8.9 mi	$744	$208,100	35.2%
Grafton	9.0 mi	$629	$275,800	13.0%
Foley	11 mi	$635	$68,300	16.0%
St. Paul	11 mi	$975	$443,600	1.3%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Brussels, fiscal year 2027

St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
$1,064	$1,104	$1,349	$1,731	$1,997

HUD income limits for Brussels, fiscal year 2026

St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household size	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$23,850	$39,750	$63,600
2 people	$27,250	$45,400	$72,650
3 people	$30,650	$51,100	$81,750
4 people	$34,050	$56,750	$90,800
5 people	$38,680	$61,300	$98,100
6 people	$44,360	$65,850	$105,350
7 people	$50,040	$70,400	$112,600
8 people	$55,720	$74,950	$119,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $113,500.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Brussels

Is Brussels growing?

In Brussels, the number of residents went from 132 in 2015–2019 to 214 in 2020–2024 (+62.1%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Brussels village, Illinois (place:09148, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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