Chelsea vs Gilman

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

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

Gilman has the higher population (463 vs 80 in Chelsea). Gilman has the higher median household income ($58,333 vs $40,938 in Chelsea). Chelsea has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $105,600 in Gilman).

Population, income & housing

	Chelsea	Gilman
Population	80	463
Median age	53.5 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,938	$58,333
Median home value	$106,300	$105,600
Median gross rent	—	$544
Housing units	27	191
Homeownership rate	84.0%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelsea	Gilman
Population	115 → 80 (-30.4%)	444 → 463 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $40,938 (+14.9%)	$48,750 → $58,333 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $106,300 (+30.6%)	$79,500 → $105,600 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $863 (+10.9%)	$602 → $544 (-9.6%)

Chelsea

Population

11580

Median household income

$35,625$40,938

Median home value

$81,400$106,300

Median gross rent

$778$863

Gilman

Population

444463

Median household income

$48,750$58,333

Median home value

$79,500$105,600

Median gross rent

$602$544

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelsea	Gilman
Under 5	8.8%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	22.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	7.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	5.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	7.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	25.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	17.5%	11.9%
75 and over	6.3%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelsea	Gilman
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelsea	Gilman
No high school diploma	16.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	34.5%	49.8%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelsea	Gilman
Drove alone	91.7%	71.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	8.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelsea	Gilman
1-unit, detached	85.2%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Chelsea	Gilman
Poverty rate	41.3%	13.5%
Average household size	3.20	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1949	1973