Gilson vs Victoria

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

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

Victoria has the higher population (255 vs 149 in Gilson). Gilson has the higher median household income ($66,719 vs $56,250 in Victoria). Since 2019, Victoria's population has grown faster (-6.9% vs -28.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Gilson	Victoria
Population	149	255
Median age	61.6 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,719	$56,250
Median home value	—	$83,300
Median gross rent	—	$786
Housing units	113	131
Homeownership rate	83.1%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilson	Victoria
Population	208 → 149 (-28.4%)	274 → 255 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$104,167 → $66,719 (-35.9%)	$41,458 → $56,250 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$66,800 → $63,300 (-5.2%)	$50,000 → $83,300 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$632 → $786 (+24.4%)

Gilson

Population

208149

Median household income

$104,167$66,719

Median home value

$66,800$63,300

Victoria

Population

274255

Median household income

$41,458$56,250

Median home value

$50,000$83,300

Median gross rent

$632$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilson	Victoria
Under 5	0.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	9.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.3%
35 to 44	16.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.0%
55 to 64	18.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	32.9%	12.5%
75 and over	4.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilson	Victoria
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	98.0%
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%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilson	Victoria
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.7%
High school graduate	53.2%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilson	Victoria
Drove alone	85.0%	94.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilson	Victoria
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilson	Victoria
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.5%
Average household size	2.10	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1972	1938