I heard a radio program this week on a Chicago station that I think
was Chicago Public Radio.  They reported on a study that ranked towns
in Illinois by the percent of the population that had a college degree
versus the average income.  Braidwood was lowest on the list with 9%
with degrees and 56,000 income.  They then listed several other towns.
 I need to verify the numbers and have some of the data on other
towns.

Dear deedee123,

The most reliable data currently available is the 2000 Illinois
Federal Census data, since the 2002 data has not been made available
yet. The dataset for Braidwood, Illinois says:

- College degrees: Bachelor's, graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Median household income: $54,375
- Mean household earnings: $58,666

So these data correspond with the figures for Braidwood you heard on the radio.

You can get the detailed 2000 Census data for every Illnois town on
the website of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity (PDF files, Adobe Reader required):
http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/2000census/Cities.html


Sources:

U.S. Census Bureau: Census State Data Centers - Illinois
http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/ilsdc.html

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: Census 2000
Data for Illinois
http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/2000census/


Hope this is what you were looking for!
Regards,
Scriptor