Gilson vs Henderson

A side-by-side comparison of Gilson and Henderson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Henderson has the higher population (253 vs 149 in Gilson). Gilson has the higher median household income ($66,719 vs $51,875 in Henderson). Since 2019, Henderson's population has grown faster (+12.4% vs -28.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Gilson	Henderson
Population	149	253
Median age	61.6 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,719	$51,875
Median home value	—	$98,800
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	113	118
Homeownership rate	83.1%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilson	Henderson
Population	208 → 149 (-28.4%)	225 → 253 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$104,167 → $66,719 (-35.9%)	$57,857 → $51,875 (-10.3%)
Median home value	$66,800 → $63,300 (-5.2%)	$84,300 → $98,800 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$721 → $675 (-6.4%)

Gilson

Population

208149

Median household income

$104,167$66,719

Median home value

$66,800$63,300

Henderson

Population

225253

Median household income

$57,857$51,875

Median home value

$84,300$98,800

Median gross rent

$721$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilson	Henderson
Under 5	0.0%	11.1%
5 to 17	9.4%	25.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	5.9%
55 to 64	18.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	32.9%	16.2%
75 and over	4.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilson	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.4%	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	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilson	Henderson
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.2%
High school graduate	53.2%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilson	Henderson
Drove alone	85.0%	98.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilson	Henderson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Gilson	Henderson
Poverty rate	0.0%	29.4%
Average household size	2.10	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1972	1970