place

Bradley, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Bradley, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

15,331

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,420

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.6% since 2018

Bradley lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,286 (80.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,063 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race973 (6.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone528 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races400 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone46 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,507
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)92
  3. 3.Other Indo-European74
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic62
  5. 5.Vietnamese13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$34,140

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,910
  2. 2.Manufacturing1,363
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,258
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation890
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities852

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,750
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,877
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,692
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,291
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations709

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.71×)852
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.61×)1,363
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.36×)1,258
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.19×)234
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.19×)890

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,181/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,999617 (16.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999605 (15.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999589 (15.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999537 (13.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999482 (12.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999304 (7.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,327

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,644 (79.0%)
  • Carpooled699 (8.3%)
  • Worked at Home471 (5.6%)
  • Walked412 (4.9%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other101 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle45 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.