| West Brooklyn | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.6936°N -89.1472°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | September 24, 1894[1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.24 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 131 |
| Population Density Km2: | 540.89 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1393.62 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 61378 |
| Area Code: | 815 & 779 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-80008 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | West Brooklyn, Illinois |
West Brooklyn is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 142 at the 2010 census, down from 174 in 2000. There is one Church located in West Brooklyn, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Parish. Their website is https://olphmarystpatrick.com/. The village also has a page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/villageofwestbrooklyn.
West Brooklyn is located at 41.6936°N -89.1472°W (41.693533, -89.147123).[4]
According to the 2010 census, West Brooklyn has a total area of 0.11sqmi, all land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 174 people, 60 households, and 43 families residing in the village. The population density was 1629sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 67 housing units at an average density of 627.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 91.95% White, 0.57% African American, 1.15% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 1.72% from other races, and 4.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.75% of the population.
There were 60 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $44,750. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $27,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,102. About 2.4% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 21.4% of those 65 or over.