East Gillespie is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 269.
Geography East Gillespie is located in southeastern Macoupin County and is bordered to the south by the city of Gillespie. Illinois Route 4 runs through the village, leading north to Carlinville, the Macoupin county seat, and south to Staunton. Illinois Route 16 runs through the southeast part of the village, leading northeast to Litchfield and west through Gillespie to Jerseyville.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, East Gillespie has a total area of , all land.
Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 269 people, 114 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 119 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.31% White, 0.37% African American, 0.74% Native American, 1.86% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.
There were 114 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.79% were married couples living together, 4.39% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.19% were non-families. 25.44% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.11.
The village's age distribution consisted of 7.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 37.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $64,167, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $64,583 versus $44,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $42,426. About 1.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
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