Gifford vs Ogden

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

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

Gifford has the higher population (816 vs 785 in Ogden). Ogden has the higher median household income ($84,688 vs $76,875 in Gifford). Gifford has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $148,700 in Ogden).

Population, income & housing

	Gifford	Ogden
Population	816	785
Median age	52.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$84,688
Median home value	$170,500	$148,700
Median gross rent	$742	$1,114
Housing units	366	300
Homeownership rate	93.1%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gifford	Ogden
Population	945 → 816 (-13.7%)	809 → 785 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$71,413 → $76,875 (+7.6%)	$66,154 → $84,688 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$152,500 → $170,500 (+11.8%)	$125,600 → $148,700 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $742 (+17.2%)	$969 → $1,114 (+15.0%)

Gifford

Population

945816

Median household income

$71,413$76,875

Median home value

$152,500$170,500

Median gross rent

$633$742

Ogden

Population

809785

Median household income

$66,154$84,688

Median home value

$125,600$148,700

Median gross rent

$969$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gifford	Ogden
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	3.1%	11.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	14.0%	13.2%
75 and over	18.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gifford	Ogden
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gifford	Ogden
No high school diploma	3.1%	1.0%
High school graduate	40.8%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gifford	Ogden
Drove alone	78.6%	84.4%
Carpooled	12.6%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	2.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gifford	Ogden
1-unit, detached	84.7%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Gifford	Ogden
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1981	1974