Gilman is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 381 people and just one neighborhood, Gilman is the 475th largest community in Wisconsin.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gilman is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.44% of the Gilman workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Gilman is a village of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilman who work in teaching (10.80%), office and administrative support (9.86%), and healthcare (6.10%).
Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Gilman is worth considering.
The citizens of Gilman are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.79% of adults in Gilman have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Gilman in 2022 was $25,469, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,876 for a family of four. However, Gilman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Gilman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilman residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Gilman include German, Polish, English, Irish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Gilman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 11 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 37.2% have German ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Gilman are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.3% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 38.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.7%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.1% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (4.2%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Gilman, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.2%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (21.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (6.8%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (76.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.