East Gillespie vs Medora

A side-by-side comparison of East Gillespie and Medora: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Gillespie has the higher population (325 vs 295 in Medora). Medora has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $64,167 in East Gillespie). East Gillespie has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $85,000 in Medora).

Population, income & housing

	East Gillespie	Medora
Population	325	295
Median age	56.9 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$75,000
Median home value	$125,000	$85,000
Median gross rent	$840	$913
Housing units	148	149
Homeownership rate	89.6%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Gillespie	Medora
Population	231 → 325 (+40.7%)	337 → 295 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $64,167 (-9.9%)	$51,250 → $75,000 (+46.3%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $125,000 (+8.7%)	$66,300 → $85,000 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $840 (+2.4%)	$789 → $913 (+15.7%)

East Gillespie

Population

231325

Median household income

$71,250$64,167

Median home value

$115,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$820$840

Medora

Population

337295

Median household income

$51,250$75,000

Median home value

$66,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$789$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Gillespie	Medora
Under 5	2.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	12.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	10.8%
25 to 34	4.9%	8.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	20.0%
65 to 74	15.7%	12.2%
75 and over	23.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Gillespie	Medora
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Gillespie	Medora
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.9%
High school graduate	42.9%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Gillespie	Medora
Drove alone	88.0%	68.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Gillespie	Medora
1-unit, detached	92.6%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	East Gillespie	Medora
Poverty rate	6.2%	10.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1963	1948