Census place 1707744

Bradley

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Bradley village

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Bradley.

According to the 2025 estimate, Bradley has a population of 15,214 and 2,087 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 225 covered Illinois places are: median home value is $173,400, below the comparison median of $274,000; median household income is $67,420, below the comparison median of $90,282; and population density is 2,087/sq mi, below the comparison median of 2,707/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$173,400
Below the comparison median of $274,000
median household income
$67,420
Below the comparison median of $90,282
population density
2,087/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 2,707/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Bradley's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
15,214
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.4%
Population estimate
Density
2,087/sq mi
7.3 sq mi land area
Median age
34.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$67,420
Median home value
$173,400
Median gross rent
$1,186
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.7%
Typical commute
23.8 min
Drive-alone commute
79.3%
Public transit commute
0.8%
Walked to work
4.1%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
35.6%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
46.2%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
66.4%
Unemployed residents 16+
2%
Working from home
6.6%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
91.3%
Homes built 2020+
0.5%
Households without a vehicle
6.5%
Households with children
28.2%
Residents with a disability
13.8%
Residents without insurance
7.2%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Kankakee County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
3
Hurricane declarations
1
Severe Storm declarations
1
Snowstorm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: CHICAGO MIDWAY AP (43 mi from place center)
Average high
60.3°F
Average low
44.1°F
Annual rainfall
34.4"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Bradley.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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