Gifford vs Homer

A side-by-side comparison of Gifford and Homer: population, income, housing, and more.

Gifford and Homer are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Homer has the higher population (1,130 vs 816 in Gifford). Gifford has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $75,833 in Homer). Gifford has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $125,700 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Gifford	Homer
Population	816	1,130
Median age	52.6 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$75,833
Median home value	$170,500	$125,700
Median gross rent	$742	$956
Housing units	366	524
Homeownership rate	93.1%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gifford	Homer
Population	945 → 816 (-13.7%)	1,265 → 1,130 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$71,413 → $76,875 (+7.6%)	$56,298 → $75,833 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$152,500 → $170,500 (+11.8%)	$103,800 → $125,700 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $742 (+17.2%)	$748 → $956 (+27.8%)

Gifford

Population

945816

Median household income

$71,413$76,875

Median home value

$152,500$170,500

Median gross rent

$633$742

Homer

Population

1,2651,130

Median household income

$56,298$75,833

Median home value

$103,800$125,700

Median gross rent

$748$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gifford	Homer
Under 5	6.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	20.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	14.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	8.8%
75 and over	18.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gifford	Homer
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gifford	Homer
No high school diploma	3.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	40.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gifford	Homer
Drove alone	78.6%	88.2%
Carpooled	12.6%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	7.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gifford	Homer
1-unit, detached	84.7%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Gifford	Homer
Poverty rate	4.4%	9.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1981	1938