Golden Gate vs Johnsonville

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Gate and Johnsonville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Golden Gate has the higher population (97 vs 37 in Johnsonville). Johnsonville has the higher median household income ($36,250 vs $16,081 in Golden Gate). Since 2019, Golden Gate's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs -38.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
Population	97	37
Median age	60.3 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$16,081	$36,250
Housing units	74	15
Homeownership rate	40.3%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
Population	95 → 97 (+2.1%)	60 → 37 (-38.3%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $16,081 (-66.4%)	$30,313 → $36,250 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$41,700 → $47,000 (+12.7%)	—

Golden Gate

Population

9597

Median household income

$47,917$16,081

Median home value

$41,700$47,000

Johnsonville

Population

6037

Median household income

$30,313$36,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
Under 5	6.2%	10.8%
5 to 17	10.3%	21.6%
18 to 24	1.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	20.6%	16.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	6.2%	8.1%
55 to 64	7.2%	16.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.8%
75 and over	38.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
No high school diploma	47.5%	9.1%
High school graduate	23.8%	54.5%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
Drove alone	30.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	25.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.0%	0.0%
Other means	10.0%	18.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
1-unit, detached	83.8%	80.0%
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	16.2%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Golden Gate	Johnsonville
Poverty rate	40.2%	24.3%
Average household size	1.56	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938