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Population: 705. Estimated population in July 2024: 708 (+0.4% change)
Males: 295 (41.8%), Females: 410 (58.2%)

Fayette County

Zip code: 62418

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $28,839
Median house value: $47,800

Population by Race

Races in Brownstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.1%), United States (16.7%), English (13.8%), Irish (9.2%), Dutch (3.3%), Italian (2.4%).

Elevation: 586 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Brownstown, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brownstown

  • High school or higher: 84.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brownstown village

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 48.1%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brownstown:

  • FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; VANDALIA, IL)
  • SALEM TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SALEM, IL)
  • ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brownstown:

  • MOUNT VERNON (about 48 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
  • COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 58 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
  • DECATUR (about 59 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brownstown:

  • VANDALIA MUNI (about 14 miles; VANDALIA, IL; Abbreviation: VLA)
  • SALEM-LECKRONE (about 25 miles; SALEM, IL; Abbreviation: SLO)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 30 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: 2H0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brownstown:

  • LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 69 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 71 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 76 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)

Schools

Public high school in Brownstown:

  • BROWNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 137; Location: 421 S. COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Brownstown:

  • BROWNSTOWN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 460 W. SOUTH ST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BROWNSTOWN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location: 421 S. COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)

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