Gillespie vs Staunton

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

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

Staunton has the higher population (4,307 vs 3,118 in Gillespie). Gillespie has the higher median household income ($76,806 vs $65,435 in Staunton). Staunton has the higher median home value ($139,500 vs $89,500 in Gillespie).

Population, income & housing

	Gillespie	Staunton
Population	3,118	4,307
Median age	44.7 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,806	$65,435
Median home value	$89,500	$139,500
Median gross rent	$756	$805
Housing units	1,465	2,334
Homeownership rate	65.2%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillespie	Staunton
Population	3,086 → 3,118 (+1.0%)	5,066 → 4,307 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$41,624 → $76,806 (+84.5%)	$46,025 → $65,435 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $89,500 (+8.0%)	$99,700 → $139,500 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $756 (+16.1%)	$692 → $805 (+16.3%)

Gillespie

Population

3,0863,118

Median household income

$41,624$76,806

Median home value

$82,900$89,500

Median gross rent

$651$756

Staunton

Population

5,0664,307

Median household income

$46,025$65,435

Median home value

$99,700$139,500

Median gross rent

$692$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillespie	Staunton
Under 5	8.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.1%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	6.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.9%
75 and over	10.6%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillespie	Staunton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillespie	Staunton
No high school diploma	6.9%	7.5%
High school graduate	43.4%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillespie	Staunton
Drove alone	84.5%	86.3%
Carpooled	3.3%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillespie	Staunton
1-unit, detached	89.8%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Gillespie	Staunton
Poverty rate	17.0%	16.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1953	1950