Gilman vs Onarga

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

Gilman and Onarga 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 1,362 in Onarga). Gilman has the higher median household income ($65,729 vs $64,286 in Onarga). Gilman has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $96,500 in Onarga).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Onarga
Population	1,576	1,362
Median age	43.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,729	$64,286
Median home value	$108,900	$96,500
Median gross rent	$702	$748
Housing units	771	554
Homeownership rate	78.4%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Onarga
Population	1,832 → 1,576 (-14.0%)	1,055 → 1,362 (+29.1%)
Median household income	$52,643 → $65,729 (+24.9%)	$46,635 → $64,286 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $108,900 (+6.0%)	$86,700 → $96,500 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $702 (+2.6%)	$625 → $748 (+19.7%)

Gilman

Population

1,8321,576

Median household income

$52,643$65,729

Median home value

$102,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$684$702

Onarga

Population

1,0551,362

Median household income

$46,635$64,286

Median home value

$86,700$96,500

Median gross rent

$625$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Onarga
Under 5	1.3%	2.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	14.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	16.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.3%
75 and over	8.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Onarga
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	37.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	59.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Onarga
No high school diploma	15.9%	34.8%
High school graduate	38.5%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Onarga
Drove alone	83.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Onarga
1-unit, detached	86.0%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Onarga
Poverty rate	7.0%	9.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1955	1959