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Brussels, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Brussels is a Census village of 214 people across 0.56 square miles of land, in Calhoun County. Median household income is $55,875, 60.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $159,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Brussels through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 214 with a margin of error of plus or minus 124, which is 57.9 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Brussels
What Brussels is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land382 plus or minus 221
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalhoun County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brussels
How many people live in Brussels
- Population214 plus or minus 124
- Median age31.0 plus or minus 15.2
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1810.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Population 65 and over28 plus or minus 19
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households53 plus or minus 23
- Family households38 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families71.7 percent plus or minus 17.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brussels
Income and work in Brussels
- Median household income$55,875
- Per capita income$21,969 plus or minus $8,793
- Civilian labor force91 plus or minus 56
- Employed87 plus or minus 55
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over133 plus or minus 57
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.5 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brussels
Housing in Brussels
- Housing units74 plus or minus 26
- Occupied units53 plus or minus 23
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate28.4 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Owner occupied32 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied21 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate60.4 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,700
- Single family units54 plus or minus 26
- Share single family73.0 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more23.0 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brussels
How Brussels gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute83 plus or minus 54
- Commuting under 15 minutes1 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting under 15 minutes1.2 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more96.4 percent
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brussels
SBA loans in Brussels (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$159,300
- Average approval$159,300
- Median approval$159,300
- Largest approval$159,300
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval17.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brussels, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brussels
Flood risk in Brussels
- NFIP communityVillage of Brussels
- NFIP community number170747
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10
The Village of Brussels does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170747 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Calhoun County, not Brussels
Calhoun County context, not Brussels figures
- Establishments in Calhoun County77
- Covered employment, Calhoun County743
- Average annual pay, Calhoun County$36,322
- Housing units permitted, Calhoun County11
Every figure in this section is published for Calhoun County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brussels.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brussels questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brussels, Illinois?
214, in 53 households. Brussels village covers 0.56 square miles of land, which is 382 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brussels in?
Calhoun County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brussels?
$55,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brussels businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $159,300 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $159,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brussels, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brussels borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brussels. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brussels in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Brussels appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brussels, village of, community 170747, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brussels figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Calhoun County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brussels.
Is zoning published for Brussels?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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