Goreville vs Simpson

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

Goreville and Simpson 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 56 in Simpson). Goreville has the higher median home value ($120,700 vs $80,000 in Simpson). Since 2019, Goreville's population has grown faster (+12.1% vs -13.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Goreville	Simpson
Population	1,164	56
Median age	50.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,375	—
Median home value	$120,700	$80,000
Median gross rent	$848	—
Housing units	480	22
Homeownership rate	77.1%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goreville	Simpson
Population	1,038 → 1,164 (+12.1%)	65 → 56 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$54,297 → $70,375 (+29.6%)	$47,750 → $48,750 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$91,600 → $120,700 (+31.8%)	$65,000 → $80,000 (+23.1%)
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

Simpson

Population

6556

Median household income

$47,750$48,750

Median home value

$65,000$80,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goreville	Simpson
Under 5	5.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	7.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	15.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	23.2%
35 to 44	4.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	25.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	7.1%
75 and over	16.6%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goreville	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	91.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goreville	Simpson
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goreville	Simpson
Drove alone	90.4%	96.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goreville	Simpson
1-unit, detached	87.3%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Goreville	Simpson
Poverty rate	14.6%	21.4%
Average household size	2.64	3.73
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1975	1980