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Gillespie, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Gillespie is a Census city of 2,815 people across 1.48 square miles of land, in Macoupin County. Median household income is $82,772, 72.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $472,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gillespie
What Gillespie is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.48 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,896
- County holding the largest share of its areaMacoupin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gillespie
How many people live in Gillespie
- Population2,815
- Median age45.3
- Population under 18586 plus or minus 141
- Share under 1820.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over596 plus or minus 132
- Share 65 and over21.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households1,135
- Family households741
- Share of households that are families65.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gillespie
Income and work in Gillespie
- Median household income$82,772
- Per capita income$39,155
- Civilian labor force1,403
- Employed1,335
- Unemployed68 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,937
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gillespie
Housing in Gillespie
- Housing units1,346
- Occupied units1,135
- Vacant units211 plus or minus 116
- Vacancy rate15.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied824
- Renter occupied311 plus or minus 119
- Ownership rate72.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$750
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.9 percent
- Single family units1,164
- Share single family86.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more161 plus or minus 96
- Share in buildings of two or more12.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gillespie
How Gillespie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,126
- Commuting under 15 minutes388 plus or minus 120
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more511 plus or minus 143
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.4 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone81.4 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gillespie
SBA loans in Gillespie (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$472,000
- Average approval$472,000
- Median approval$472,000
- Largest approval$472,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term252 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gillespie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gillespie
Flood risk in Gillespie
- NFIP communityCity of Gillespie
- NFIP community number170433
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/04/87(M)
The City of Gillespie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170433 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Macoupin County, not Gillespie
Macoupin County context, not Gillespie figures
- Establishments in Macoupin County813
- Covered employment, Macoupin County10,150
- Average annual pay, Macoupin County$46,689
- Housing units permitted, Macoupin County65
Every figure in this section is published for Macoupin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gillespie.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gillespie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gillespie, Illinois?
2,815, in 1,135 households. Gillespie city covers 1.48 square miles of land, which is 1,896 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gillespie in?
Macoupin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gillespie?
$82,772. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,000. Median gross rent is $750 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gillespie businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $472,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $472,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gillespie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gillespie borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gillespie. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Gillespie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gillespie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gillespie, city of, community 170433, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gillespie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Macoupin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gillespie.
Is zoning published for Gillespie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.