Golden vs Loraine

A side-by-side comparison of Golden and Loraine: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden and Loraine are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Golden has the higher population (711 vs 407 in Loraine). Loraine has the higher median household income ($56,855 vs $55,875 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $88,100 in Loraine).

Population, income & housing

	Golden	Loraine
Population	711	407
Median age	34.3 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,875	$56,855
Median home value	$125,500	$88,100
Median gross rent	$713	$629
Housing units	334	189
Homeownership rate	77.1%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden	Loraine
Population	597 → 711 (+19.1%)	362 → 407 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$51,000 → $55,875 (+9.6%)	$51,818 → $56,855 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $125,500 (+51.8%)	$86,800 → $88,100 (+1.5%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $713 (+52.7%)	$618 → $629 (+1.8%)

Golden

Population

597711

Median household income

$51,000$55,875

Median home value

$82,700$125,500

Median gross rent

$467$713

Loraine

Population

362407

Median household income

$51,818$56,855

Median home value

$86,800$88,100

Median gross rent

$618$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden	Loraine
Under 5	10.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	16.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	23.3%
75 and over	12.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden	Loraine
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden	Loraine
No high school diploma	9.7%	11.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden	Loraine
Drove alone	91.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden	Loraine
1-unit, detached	91.6%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	24.9%

Poverty & households

	Golden	Loraine
Poverty rate	9.1%	9.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1956	1953