Gilman vs State Center

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

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

State Center has the higher population (1,548 vs 613 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($96,974 vs $72,303 in State Center). State Center has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $81,900 in Gilman).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	State Center
Population	613	1,548
Median age	41.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,974	$72,303
Median home value	$81,900	$156,300
Median gross rent	$650	$741
Housing units	309	687
Homeownership rate	83.3%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	State Center
Population	509 → 613 (+20.4%)	1,661 → 1,548 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $96,974 (+74.3%)	$63,375 → $72,303 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $81,900 (-3.0%)	$117,600 → $156,300 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$413 → $650 (+57.4%)	$613 → $741 (+20.9%)

Gilman

Population

509613

Median household income

$55,625$96,974

Median home value

$84,400$81,900

Median gross rent

$413$650

State Center

Population

1,6611,548

Median household income

$63,375$72,303

Median home value

$117,600$156,300

Median gross rent

$613$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	State Center
Under 5	6.4%	9.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	18.5%
18 to 24	11.7%	10.1%
25 to 34	6.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	16.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	14.7%	15.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	8.5%
65 to 74	18.1%	9.2%
75 and over	1.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	State Center
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	State Center
No high school diploma	4.6%	7.8%
High school graduate	45.6%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	State Center
Drove alone	74.0%	73.1%
Carpooled	18.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	16.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	State Center
1-unit, detached	80.6%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	State Center
Poverty rate	10.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1954	1948