Gilman vs Milford

A side-by-side comparison of Gilman and Milford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gilman has the higher population (1,576 vs 1,136 in Milford). Gilman has the higher median household income ($65,729 vs $45,000 in Milford). Gilman has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $65,300 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Milford
Population	1,576	1,136
Median age	43.8 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,729	$45,000
Median home value	$108,900	$65,300
Median gross rent	$702	$714
Housing units	771	611
Homeownership rate	78.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Milford
Population	1,832 → 1,576 (-14.0%)	1,345 → 1,136 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$52,643 → $65,729 (+24.9%)	$46,786 → $45,000 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $108,900 (+6.0%)	$60,600 → $65,300 (+7.8%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $702 (+2.6%)	$601 → $714 (+18.8%)

Gilman

Population

1,8321,576

Median household income

$52,643$65,729

Median home value

$102,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$684$702

Milford

Population

1,3451,136

Median household income

$46,786$45,000

Median home value

$60,600$65,300

Median gross rent

$601$714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Milford
Under 5	1.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	19.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	7.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	18.2%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.1%
75 and over	8.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Milford
No high school diploma	15.9%	20.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Milford
Drove alone	83.8%	86.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Milford
1-unit, detached	86.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Milford
Poverty rate	7.0%	25.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1955	1961