Brownstown, Illinois

Demographics

People

Total Population	710
Male Share of the Population	44.2%
Female Share of the Population	55.8%
Senior Citizens	17.5%
Employed Population 16+	284
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	51.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.4%
Median Earnings25+	$26,908
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$10,278
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,588

Wealth

Median Family Income	$50,000
% Above Poverty Level	77.6%
% Below Poverty Level	22.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	6%
% Using Public Transportation	0.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	23%
Median Gross Rent	$596
Median House Value	$53,400

Ancestry

German	18.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17.9%
Irish	15.6%
English	7.7%
Italian	2.3%
Scottish	2.1%
French Except Basque	1%
Norwegian	0.7%
Hungarian	0.7%
Dutch	0.7%
Welsh	0.6%
Swedish	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
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Brownstown Almanac

Category	Value
County	Fayette County
Standard Zip Codes	62418
Phone Area Codes	618
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	38.99
Approximate Longitude	-88.95

Brownstown Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	VANDALIA
Distance	8.2 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	43 to 64 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	43 to 67 F
Annual Precip	38.9 inches

Station	EFFINGHAM
Distance	19.9 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	42 to 64 F
Jul Temp	66 to 87 F
Oct Temp	43 to 67 F
Annual Precip	42 inches

Station	CARLYLE RESERVOIR
Distance	33.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	43 to 65 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	40.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Altamont	2,314	$48,929
Farina	647	$51,500
Ramsey	1,374	$43,661

Brownstown Public Schools

Brownstown Elem School
460 W South St
ZIP: 62418
(618) 427-3368
Primary
Total Enrollment 226

Brownstown High School
421 S College Ave
ZIP: 62418
(618) 427-3839
High
Total Enrollment 103

Brownstown Jr High School
421 S College Ave
ZIP: 62418
(618) 427-3839
Middle
Total Enrollment 45

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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