Gifford vs Thomasboro

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

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

Thomasboro has the higher population (966 vs 816 in Gifford). Gifford has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $65,000 in Thomasboro). Gifford has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $109,400 in Thomasboro).

Population, income & housing

	Gifford	Thomasboro
Population	816	966
Median age	52.6 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$65,000
Median home value	$170,500	$109,400
Median gross rent	$742	$790
Housing units	366	491
Homeownership rate	93.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gifford	Thomasboro
Population	945 → 816 (-13.7%)	997 → 966 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$71,413 → $76,875 (+7.6%)	$48,304 → $65,000 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$152,500 → $170,500 (+11.8%)	$88,600 → $109,400 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $742 (+17.2%)	$718 → $790 (+10.0%)

Gifford

Population

945816

Median household income

$71,413$76,875

Median home value

$152,500$170,500

Median gross rent

$633$742

Thomasboro

Population

997966

Median household income

$48,304$65,000

Median home value

$88,600$109,400

Median gross rent

$718$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gifford	Thomasboro
Under 5	6.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	22.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.9%
75 and over	18.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gifford	Thomasboro
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gifford	Thomasboro
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	40.8%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gifford	Thomasboro
Drove alone	78.6%	84.5%
Carpooled	12.6%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	2.2%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gifford	Thomasboro
1-unit, detached	84.7%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	5.1%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Gifford	Thomasboro
Poverty rate	4.4%	11.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1981	1977