Foley vs Gilman

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

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

Foley has the higher population (2,685 vs 226 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $58,092 in Foley). Gilman has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $192,600 in Foley).

Population, income & housing

	Foley	Gilman
Population	2,685	226
Median age	34.1 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,092	$68,750
Median home value	$192,600	$221,100
Median gross rent	$1,006	$920
Housing units	987	218
Homeownership rate	66.9%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foley	Gilman
Population	2,647 → 2,685 (+1.4%)	235 → 226 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $58,092 (-2.2%)	$46,964 → $68,750 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$153,000 → $192,600 (+25.9%)	$161,500 → $221,100 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $1,006 (+67.1%)	$754 → $920 (+22.0%)

Foley

Population

2,6472,685

Median household income

$59,375$58,092

Median home value

$153,000$192,600

Median gross rent

$602$1,006

Gilman

Population

235226

Median household income

$46,964$68,750

Median home value

$161,500$221,100

Median gross rent

$754$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foley	Gilman
Under 5	8.7%	10.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	1.8%
25 to 34	17.2%	25.7%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	13.7%
75 and over	7.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foley	Gilman
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	99.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foley	Gilman
No high school diploma	13.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	33.6%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foley	Gilman
Drove alone	74.1%	71.7%
Carpooled	11.6%	7.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	8.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foley	Gilman
1-unit, detached	68.7%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	2.3%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Foley	Gilman
Poverty rate	14.5%	4.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1981	1946