Elliott vs Gibson City

A side-by-side comparison of Elliott and Gibson City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gibson City has the higher population (3,609 vs 265 in Elliott). Elliott has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $47,104 in Gibson City). Gibson City has the higher median home value ($138,400 vs $81,800 in Elliott).

Population, income & housing

	Elliott	Gibson City
Population	265	3,609
Median age	28.0 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$47,104
Median home value	$81,800	$138,400
Median gross rent	$1,045	$802
Housing units	124	1,633
Homeownership rate	79.5%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliott	Gibson City
Population	270 → 265 (-1.9%)	3,360 → 3,609 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$48,438 → $48,750 (+0.6%)	$44,973 → $47,104 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$79,100 → $81,800 (+3.4%)	$100,900 → $138,400 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $1,045 (+42.6%)	$650 → $802 (+23.4%)

Elliott

Population

270265

Median household income

$48,438$48,750

Median home value

$79,100$81,800

Median gross rent

$733$1,045

Gibson City

Population

3,3603,609

Median household income

$44,973$47,104

Median home value

$100,900$138,400

Median gross rent

$650$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliott	Gibson City
Under 5	6.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.7%
18 to 24	17.4%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	6.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	16.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.2%
75 and over	5.7%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliott	Gibson City
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliott	Gibson City
No high school diploma	13.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	36.4%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliott	Gibson City
Drove alone	95.6%	74.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliott	Gibson City
1-unit, detached	97.6%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Elliott	Gibson City
Poverty rate	21.7%	16.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1948	1956