COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gilson vs Kewanee
PLACE A
Gilson, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kewanee, Illinois
Gilson is 99% smaller than Kewanee. Kewanee earns more, with a median household income $6,355 higher. Kewanee has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -18%).
GILSONKEWANEEDIFFERENCE
Total population12012,115−99% vs Kewanee
Population density3631,836−1,474
Population growth-17.9%-3.2%−14.7 pts
Median age63.046.3+16.7
Male38.3%51.6%−13.3 pts
Female61.7%48.4%+13.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%78.7%+21.3 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%13.6%−13.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Median household income$44,531$50,886−$6,355
Per capita income$25,419$29,324−$3,905
Poverty rate11.7%17.9%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.445−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%16.0%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree6.6%5.9%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.6%8.9%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation46.4%54.3%−7.9 pts
Median home value$30,000$73,200−$43,200
Median gross rent–$797–
Owner-occupied81.4%69.2%+12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.9%9.7%+26.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.6%−45.6 pts
Average commute29.819.4+10.4
Worked from home23.4%6.9%+16.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024