Gilman vs Melbourne

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

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

Melbourne has the higher population (714 vs 613 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($96,974 vs $82,857 in Melbourne). Melbourne has the higher median home value ($147,400 vs $81,900 in Gilman).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Melbourne
Population	613	714
Median age	41.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$96,974	$82,857
Median home value	$81,900	$147,400
Median gross rent	$650	$722
Housing units	309	312
Homeownership rate	83.3%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Melbourne
Population	509 → 613 (+20.4%)	843 → 714 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $96,974 (+74.3%)	$68,690 → $82,857 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $81,900 (-3.0%)	$109,700 → $147,400 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$413 → $650 (+57.4%)	$737 → $722 (-2.0%)

Gilman

Population

509613

Median household income

$55,625$96,974

Median home value

$84,400$81,900

Median gross rent

$413$650

Melbourne

Population

843714

Median household income

$68,690$82,857

Median home value

$109,700$147,400

Median gross rent

$737$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Melbourne
Under 5	6.4%	7.7%
5 to 17	17.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	11.7%	8.3%
25 to 34	6.5%	7.3%
35 to 44	16.2%	17.9%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	7.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	18.1%	13.4%
75 and over	1.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Melbourne
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Melbourne
No high school diploma	4.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	45.6%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Melbourne
Drove alone	74.0%	82.0%
Carpooled	18.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	8.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Melbourne
1-unit, detached	80.6%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	21.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Melbourne
Poverty rate	10.8%	4.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1954	1962