Gilt Edge vs Mason

A side-by-side comparison of Gilt Edge and Mason: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilt Edge and Mason are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mason has the higher population (1,126 vs 503 in Gilt Edge). Gilt Edge has the higher median household income ($73,929 vs $47,143 in Mason). Gilt Edge has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $129,900 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Gilt Edge	Mason
Population	503	1,126
Median age	39.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,929	$47,143
Median home value	$178,300	$129,900
Median gross rent	$845	$1,202
Housing units	196	363
Homeownership rate	68.1%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilt Edge	Mason
Population	436 → 503 (+15.4%)	1,242 → 1,126 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $73,929 (+57.7%)	$36,563 → $47,143 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$131,700 → $178,300 (+35.4%)	$89,100 → $129,900 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $845 (+10.7%)	$763 → $1,202 (+57.5%)

Gilt Edge

Population

436503

Median household income

$46,875$73,929

Median home value

$131,700$178,300

Median gross rent

$763$845

Mason

Population

1,2421,126

Median household income

$36,563$47,143

Median home value

$89,100$129,900

Median gross rent

$763$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilt Edge	Mason
Under 5	6.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	15.5%
25 to 34	13.3%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	17.8%
45 to 54	17.5%	14.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.0%
75 and over	4.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilt Edge	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	17.6%
Black or African American	5.8%	77.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilt Edge	Mason
No high school diploma	20.2%	15.0%
High school graduate	36.0%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilt Edge	Mason
Drove alone	83.2%	91.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	3.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilt Edge	Mason
1-unit, detached	83.2%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilt Edge	Mason
Poverty rate	12.4%	25.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1975	1994