Gibson City vs Paxton

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

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

Paxton has the higher population (4,201 vs 3,609 in Gibson City). Paxton has the higher median household income ($60,470 vs $47,104 in Gibson City). Gibson City has the higher median home value ($138,400 vs $116,700 in Paxton).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson City	Paxton
Population	3,609	4,201
Median age	44.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,104	$60,470
Median home value	$138,400	$116,700
Median gross rent	$802	$922
Housing units	1,633	2,041
Homeownership rate	66.6%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson City	Paxton
Population	3,360 → 3,609 (+7.4%)	4,220 → 4,201 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$44,973 → $47,104 (+4.7%)	$53,917 → $60,470 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$100,900 → $138,400 (+37.2%)	$94,800 → $116,700 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $802 (+23.4%)	$655 → $922 (+40.8%)

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

Paxton

Population

4,2204,201

Median household income

$53,917$60,470

Median home value

$94,800$116,700

Median gross rent

$655$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson City	Paxton
Under 5	5.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	16.0%	10.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.4%
75 and over	6.0%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson City	Paxton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson City	Paxton
No high school diploma	13.8%	6.0%
High school graduate	40.7%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson City	Paxton
Drove alone	74.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	12.4%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	8.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson City	Paxton
1-unit, detached	66.7%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	5.6%
20 or more units	7.8%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Gibson City	Paxton
Poverty rate	16.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1956	1957