Gilman vs Rib Lake

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

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

Rib Lake has the higher population (878 vs 463 in Gilman). Gilman has the higher median household income ($58,333 vs $55,813 in Rib Lake). Gilman has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $99,300 in Rib Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Gilman	Rib Lake
Population	463	878
Median age	37.9 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,333	$55,813
Median home value	$105,600	$99,300
Median gross rent	$544	$707
Housing units	191	451
Homeownership rate	71.6%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilman	Rib Lake
Population	444 → 463 (+4.3%)	932 → 878 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $58,333 (+19.7%)	$40,781 → $55,813 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $105,600 (+32.8%)	$113,100 → $99,300 (-12.2%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $544 (-9.6%)	$553 → $707 (+27.8%)

Gilman

Population

444463

Median household income

$48,750$58,333

Median home value

$79,500$105,600

Median gross rent

$602$544

Rib Lake

Population

932878

Median household income

$40,781$55,813

Median home value

$113,100$99,300

Median gross rent

$553$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilman	Rib Lake
Under 5	6.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	22.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.9%	14.7%
75 and over	12.1%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilman	Rib Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	1.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilman	Rib Lake
No high school diploma	9.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	49.8%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilman	Rib Lake
Drove alone	71.8%	77.9%
Carpooled	10.7%	11.9%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	6.3%	3.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilman	Rib Lake
1-unit, detached	78.5%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	15.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Gilman	Rib Lake
Poverty rate	13.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.71	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1973	1963