Gilson vs St. Augustine

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

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

Gilson has the higher population (149 vs 123 in St. Augustine). Gilson has the higher median household income ($66,719 vs $49,375 in St. Augustine). Since 2019, St. Augustine's population has grown faster (+10.8% vs -28.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Gilson	St. Augustine
Population	149	123
Median age	61.6 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,719	$49,375
Median home value	—	$52,700
Housing units	113	67
Homeownership rate	83.1%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilson	St. Augustine
Population	208 → 149 (-28.4%)	111 → 123 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$104,167 → $66,719 (-35.9%)	$44,250 → $49,375 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$66,800 → $63,300 (-5.2%)	$53,400 → $52,700 (-1.3%)

Gilson

Population

208149

Median household income

$104,167$66,719

Median home value

$66,800$63,300

St. Augustine

Population

111123

Median household income

$44,250$49,375

Median home value

$53,400$52,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilson	St. Augustine
Under 5	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	9.4%	5.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	12.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.3%
35 to 44	16.8%	2.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	22.0%
55 to 64	18.8%	18.7%
65 to 74	32.9%	19.5%
75 and over	4.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilson	St. Augustine
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilson	St. Augustine
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	53.2%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilson	St. Augustine
Drove alone	85.0%	82.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilson	St. Augustine
1-unit, detached	100.0%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Gilson	St. Augustine
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.1%
Average household size	2.10	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1972	1963