Albion vs Gilman

A side-by-side comparison of Albion and Gilman: population, income, housing, and more.

Albion and Gilman are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Albion has the higher population (617 vs 613 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($96,974 vs $73,750 in Albion). Albion has the higher median home value ($105,400 vs $81,900 in Gilman).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Gilman
Population	617	613
Median age	43.3 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$96,974
Median home value	$105,400	$81,900
Median gross rent	$810	$650
Housing units	304	309
Homeownership rate	92.2%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Gilman
Population	570 → 617 (+8.2%)	509 → 613 (+20.4%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $73,750 (+43.0%)	$55,625 → $96,974 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $105,400 (+25.5%)	$84,400 → $81,900 (-3.0%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $810 (-1.8%)	$413 → $650 (+57.4%)

Albion

Population

570617

Median household income

$51,563$73,750

Median home value

$84,000$105,400

Median gross rent

$825$810

Gilman

Population

509613

Median household income

$55,625$96,974

Median home value

$84,400$81,900

Median gross rent

$413$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Gilman
Under 5	9.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	7.8%	17.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	11.7%
25 to 34	6.8%	6.5%
35 to 44	27.1%	16.2%
45 to 54	26.9%	14.7%
55 to 64	7.6%	7.5%
65 to 74	6.8%	18.1%
75 and over	5.2%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Gilman
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	35.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Gilman
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	63.3%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Gilman
Drove alone	92.8%	74.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Gilman
1-unit, detached	88.5%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Gilman
Poverty rate	6.2%	10.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1948	1954