Gilman vs Sheldon

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

Gilman and Sheldon 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 1,309 in Sheldon). Gilman has the higher median household income ($65,729 vs $43,942 in Sheldon). Gilman has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $75,200 in Sheldon).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Sheldon
Population	1,576	1,309
Median age	43.8 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,729	$43,942
Median home value	$108,900	$75,200
Median gross rent	$702	$738
Housing units	771	630
Homeownership rate	78.4%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Sheldon
Population	1,832 → 1,576 (-14.0%)	1,169 → 1,309 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$52,643 → $65,729 (+24.9%)	$42,152 → $43,942 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $108,900 (+6.0%)	$64,200 → $75,200 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $702 (+2.6%)	$725 → $738 (+1.8%)

Gilman

Population

1,8321,576

Median household income

$52,643$65,729

Median home value

$102,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$684$702

Sheldon

Population

1,1691,309

Median household income

$42,152$43,942

Median home value

$64,200$75,200

Median gross rent

$725$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Sheldon
Under 5	1.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	16.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.5%	20.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	13.8%	8.2%
75 and over	8.1%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Sheldon
No high school diploma	15.9%	22.8%
High school graduate	38.5%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Sheldon
Drove alone	83.8%	83.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	86.0%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Sheldon
Poverty rate	7.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1955	1946