Gilman vs Sauk Rapids

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

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

Sauk Rapids has the higher population (13,851 vs 226 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $67,004 in Sauk Rapids). Sauk Rapids has the higher median home value ($240,200 vs $221,100 in Gilman).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
Population	226	13,851
Median age	33.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$67,004
Median home value	$221,100	$240,200
Median gross rent	$920	$941
Housing units	218	5,878
Homeownership rate	71.9%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
Population	235 → 226 (-3.8%)	13,703 → 13,851 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$46,964 → $68,750 (+46.4%)	$52,106 → $67,004 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$161,500 → $221,100 (+36.9%)	$170,000 → $240,200 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $920 (+22.0%)	$746 → $941 (+26.1%)

Gilman

Population

235226

Median household income

$46,964$68,750

Median home value

$161,500$221,100

Median gross rent

$754$920

Sauk Rapids

Population

13,70313,851

Median household income

$52,106$67,004

Median home value

$170,000$240,200

Median gross rent

$746$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
Under 5	10.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.6%	21.1%
18 to 24	1.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	25.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	16.8%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	6.0%
75 and over	3.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
No high school diploma	13.4%	5.8%
High school graduate	28.7%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
Drove alone	71.7%	81.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	12.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
1-unit, detached	91.3%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	21.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Sauk Rapids
Poverty rate	4.6%	7.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1946	1989