Eastman vs Gays Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Eastman and Gays Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Eastman and Gays Mills are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gays Mills has the higher population (577 vs 322 in Eastman). Eastman has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $35,682 in Gays Mills). Eastman has the higher median home value ($185,600 vs $156,900 in Gays Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Eastman	Gays Mills
Population	322	577
Median age	36.2 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$35,682
Median home value	$185,600	$156,900
Median gross rent	$770	$775
Housing units	169	325
Homeownership rate	73.9%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eastman	Gays Mills
Population	404 → 322 (-20.3%)	494 → 577 (+16.8%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $60,625 (+7.8%)	$34,250 → $35,682 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $185,600 (+65.0%)	$93,000 → $156,900 (+68.7%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $770 (+38.0%)	$575 → $775 (+34.8%)

Eastman

Population

404322

Median household income

$56,250$60,625

Median home value

$112,500$185,600

Median gross rent

$558$770

Gays Mills

Population

494577

Median household income

$34,250$35,682

Median home value

$93,000$156,900

Median gross rent

$575$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eastman	Gays Mills
Under 5	9.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	15.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	8.4%	7.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	9.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	17.9%
75 and over	4.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eastman	Gays Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eastman	Gays Mills
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	48.4%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eastman	Gays Mills
Drove alone	93.7%	56.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	23.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	2.1%	7.6%
Other means	0.7%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eastman	Gays Mills
1-unit, detached	87.6%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Eastman	Gays Mills
Poverty rate	9.4%	16.5%
Average household size	2.10	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1977	1980