Goreville vs New Burnside

A side-by-side comparison of Goreville and New Burnside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goreville has the higher population (1,164 vs 150 in New Burnside). Goreville has the higher median household income ($70,375 vs $58,750 in New Burnside). Goreville has the higher median home value ($120,700 vs $77,500 in New Burnside).

Population, income & housing

	Goreville	New Burnside
Population	1,164	150
Median age	50.8 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,375	$58,750
Median home value	$120,700	$77,500
Median gross rent	$848	—
Housing units	480	86
Homeownership rate	77.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goreville	New Burnside
Population	1,038 → 1,164 (+12.1%)	134 → 150 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$54,297 → $70,375 (+29.6%)	$30,625 → $58,750 (+91.8%)
Median home value	$91,600 → $120,700 (+31.8%)	$63,800 → $77,500 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $848 (+23.3%)	—

Goreville

Population

1,0381,164

Median household income

$54,297$70,375

Median home value

$91,600$120,700

Median gross rent

$688$848

New Burnside

Population

134150

Median household income

$30,625$58,750

Median home value

$63,800$77,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goreville	New Burnside
Under 5	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	7.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	15.0%	1.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	2.7%
35 to 44	4.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	7.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	2.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	30.0%
75 and over	16.6%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goreville	New Burnside
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goreville	New Burnside
No high school diploma	4.1%	1.8%
High school graduate	29.9%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goreville	New Burnside
Drove alone	90.4%	85.3%
Carpooled	1.2%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	11.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goreville	New Burnside
1-unit, detached	87.3%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Goreville	New Burnside
Poverty rate	14.6%	2.7%
Average household size	2.64	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	26	49
Median year structure built	1975	1973