Girard vs Shipman

A side-by-side comparison of Girard and Shipman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Girard has the higher population (1,740 vs 667 in Shipman). Shipman has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $40,250 in Girard). Girard has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $92,500 in Shipman).

Population, income & housing

	Girard	Shipman
Population	1,740	667
Median age	40.4 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,250	$62,500
Median home value	$96,300	$92,500
Median gross rent	$775	$788
Housing units	855	248
Homeownership rate	49.0%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Girard	Shipman
Population	1,894 → 1,740 (-8.1%)	607 → 667 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$44,469 → $40,250 (-9.5%)	$48,864 → $62,500 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $96,300 (+39.2%)	$92,900 → $92,500 (-0.4%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $775 (+2.5%)	$770 → $788 (+2.3%)

Girard

Population

1,8941,740

Median household income

$44,469$40,250

Median home value

$69,200$96,300

Median gross rent

$756$775

Shipman

Population

607667

Median household income

$48,864$62,500

Median home value

$92,900$92,500

Median gross rent

$770$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Girard	Shipman
Under 5	6.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	26.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	12.7%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	5.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.0%
75 and over	5.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Girard	Shipman
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Girard	Shipman
No high school diploma	14.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	51.3%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Girard	Shipman
Drove alone	79.4%	89.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	1.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Girard	Shipman
1-unit, detached	80.7%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Girard	Shipman
Poverty rate	30.3%	12.1%
Average household size	2.73	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1955	1960