Gillis vs Vinton

A side-by-side comparison of Gillis and Vinton: population, income, housing, and more.

Gillis and Vinton are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vinton has the higher population (3,245 vs 763 in Gillis). Since 2019, Gillis's population has grown faster (+34.1% vs -1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Gillis	Vinton
Population	763	3,245
Median age	52.3 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,063
Median home value	—	$108,900
Median gross rent	—	$954
Housing units	386	1,268
Homeownership rate	77.9%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	26.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillis	Vinton
Population	569 → 763 (+34.1%)	3,298 → 3,245 (-1.6%)
Median household income	—	$45,603 → $41,063 (-10.0%)
Median home value	$48,200 → $51,500 (+6.8%)	$88,700 → $108,900 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$646 → $954 (+47.7%)

Gillis

Population

569763

Median home value

$48,200$51,500

Vinton

Population

3,2983,245

Median household income

$45,603$41,063

Median home value

$88,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$646$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillis	Vinton
Under 5	3.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	4.8%	28.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	21.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	20.2%	6.5%
75 and over	10.6%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillis	Vinton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	63.3%
Black or African American	11.5%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillis	Vinton
No high school diploma	28.8%	16.0%
High school graduate	39.8%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillis	Vinton
Drove alone	86.2%	76.0%
Carpooled	13.8%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	11.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillis	Vinton
1-unit, detached	23.1%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	76.9%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Gillis	Vinton
Poverty rate	0.0%	38.8%
Average household size	2.96	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	34
Median year structure built	2005	1971