Golden Gate vs Sims

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

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

Sims has the higher population (164 vs 97 in Golden Gate). Sims has the higher median household income ($47,708 vs $16,081 in Golden Gate). Since 2019, Sims's population has grown faster (+10.8% vs +2.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Gate	Sims
Population	97	164
Median age	60.3 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	$16,081	$47,708
Median home value	—	$46,300
Housing units	74	111
Homeownership rate	40.3%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Gate	Sims
Population	95 → 97 (+2.1%)	148 → 164 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $16,081 (-66.4%)	$44,531 → $47,708 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$41,700 → $47,000 (+12.7%)	$50,000 → $46,300 (-7.4%)

Golden Gate

Population

9597

Median household income

$47,917$16,081

Median home value

$41,700$47,000

Sims

Population

148164

Median household income

$44,531$47,708

Median home value

$50,000$46,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Gate	Sims
Under 5	6.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	10.3%	6.1%
18 to 24	1.0%	0.6%
25 to 34	20.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	6.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	7.2%	23.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	15.2%
75 and over	38.1%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Gate	Sims
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.2%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Gate	Sims
No high school diploma	47.5%	21.1%
High school graduate	23.8%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Gate	Sims
Drove alone	30.0%	81.7%
Carpooled	25.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.0%	14.1%
Other means	10.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Gate	Sims
1-unit, detached	83.8%	49.5%
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%	50.5%

Poverty & households

	Golden Gate	Sims
Poverty rate	40.2%	28.0%
Average household size	1.56	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1938	1973