Gilman vs Watseka

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

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

Watseka has the higher population (4,630 vs 1,576 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($65,729 vs $42,794 in Watseka). Gilman has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $104,400 in Watseka).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Watseka
Population	1,576	4,630
Median age	43.8 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,729	$42,794
Median home value	$108,900	$104,400
Median gross rent	$702	$815
Housing units	771	2,384
Homeownership rate	78.4%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Watseka
Population	1,832 → 1,576 (-14.0%)	4,954 → 4,630 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$52,643 → $65,729 (+24.9%)	$39,281 → $42,794 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $108,900 (+6.0%)	$85,500 → $104,400 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $702 (+2.6%)	$648 → $815 (+25.8%)

Gilman

Population

1,8321,576

Median household income

$52,643$65,729

Median home value

$102,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$684$702

Watseka

Population

4,9544,630

Median household income

$39,281$42,794

Median home value

$85,500$104,400

Median gross rent

$648$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Watseka
Under 5	1.3%	7.3%
5 to 17	19.4%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	16.8%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.8%
75 and over	8.1%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Watseka
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Watseka
No high school diploma	15.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	38.5%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Watseka
Drove alone	83.8%	80.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	4.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Watseka
1-unit, detached	86.0%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Watseka
Poverty rate	7.0%	25.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1955	1965