Gallatin County vs Stark County

A side-by-side comparison of Gallatin County and Stark County: population, income, housing, and more.

Gallatin County and Stark County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stark County has the higher population (5,324 vs 4,857 in Gallatin County). Stark County has the higher median household income ($62,284 vs $54,626 in Gallatin County). Stark County has the higher median home value ($103,500 vs $84,700 in Gallatin County).

Population, income & housing

	Gallatin County	Stark County
Population	4,857	5,324
Median age	47.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,626	$62,284
Median home value	$84,700	$103,500
Median gross rent	$500	$765
Housing units	2,506	2,584
Homeownership rate	80.4%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallatin County	Stark County
Population	5,064 → 4,857 (-4.1%)	5,447 → 5,324 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$44,076 → $54,626 (+23.9%)	$54,907 → $62,284 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $84,700 (+14.6%)	$87,700 → $103,500 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $500 (+13.9%)	$630 → $765 (+21.4%)

Gallatin County

Population

5,0644,857

Median household income

$44,076$54,626

Median home value

$73,900$84,700

Median gross rent

$439$500

Stark County

Population

5,4475,324

Median household income

$54,907$62,284

Median home value

$87,700$103,500

Median gross rent

$630$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gallatin County	Stark County
Under 5	4.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	13.2%
75 and over	11.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallatin County	Stark County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallatin County	Stark County
No high school diploma	13.6%	8.3%
High school graduate	35.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallatin County	Stark County
Drove alone	90.3%	80.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.1%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.9%	6.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallatin County	Stark County
1-unit, detached	70.9%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Gallatin County	Stark County
Poverty rate	15.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1971	1956