Gilman vs Medford

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

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

Medford has the higher population (4,331 vs 463 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($58,333 vs $53,173 in Medford). Medford has the higher median home value ($175,300 vs $105,600 in Gilman).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Medford
Population	463	4,331
Median age	37.9 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,333	$53,173
Median home value	$105,600	$175,300
Median gross rent	$544	$809
Housing units	191	2,080
Homeownership rate	71.6%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Medford
Population	444 → 463 (+4.3%)	4,292 → 4,331 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $58,333 (+19.7%)	$41,146 → $53,173 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $105,600 (+32.8%)	$111,100 → $175,300 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $544 (-9.6%)	$661 → $809 (+22.4%)

Gilman

Population

444463

Median household income

$48,750$58,333

Median home value

$79,500$105,600

Median gross rent

$602$544

Medford

Population

4,2924,331

Median household income

$41,146$53,173

Median home value

$111,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$661$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Medford
Under 5	6.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	22.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.9%
75 and over	12.1%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Medford
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Medford
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	49.8%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Medford
Drove alone	71.8%	71.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	16.1%
Public transit	1.9%	0.8%
Walked	8.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	8.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Medford
1-unit, detached	78.5%	55.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Medford
Poverty rate	13.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.71	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	32	14
Median year structure built	1973	1971