Golden vs Quincy

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

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

Quincy has the higher population (39,188 vs 711 in Golden). Quincy has the higher median household income ($56,372 vs $55,875 in Golden). Quincy has the higher median home value ($146,100 vs $125,500 in Golden).

Population, income & housing

	Golden	Quincy
Population	711	39,188
Median age	34.3 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,875	$56,372
Median home value	$125,500	$146,100
Median gross rent	$713	$824
Housing units	334	19,026
Homeownership rate	77.1%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden	Quincy
Population	597 → 711 (+19.1%)	40,280 → 39,188 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$51,000 → $55,875 (+9.6%)	$46,189 → $56,372 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $125,500 (+51.8%)	$116,300 → $146,100 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $713 (+52.7%)	$710 → $824 (+16.1%)

Golden

Population

597711

Median household income

$51,000$55,875

Median home value

$82,700$125,500

Median gross rent

$467$713

Quincy

Population

40,28039,188

Median household income

$46,189$56,372

Median home value

$116,300$146,100

Median gross rent

$710$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden	Quincy
Under 5	10.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	7.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.3%
75 and over	12.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden	Quincy
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden	Quincy
No high school diploma	9.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	27.3%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden	Quincy
Drove alone	91.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	1.3%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden	Quincy
1-unit, detached	91.6%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Golden	Quincy
Poverty rate	9.1%	15.4%
Average household size	2.29	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	29	14
Median year structure built	1956	1959