Girard vs Virden

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

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

Virden has the higher population (3,165 vs 1,740 in Girard). Virden has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $40,250 in Girard). Virden has the higher median home value ($98,800 vs $96,300 in Girard).

Population, income & housing

	Girard	Virden
Population	1,740	3,165
Median age	40.4 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$40,250	$78,750
Median home value	$96,300	$98,800
Median gross rent	$775	$785
Housing units	855	1,387
Homeownership rate	49.0%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Girard	Virden
Population	1,894 → 1,740 (-8.1%)	3,514 → 3,165 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$44,469 → $40,250 (-9.5%)	$50,938 → $78,750 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $96,300 (+39.2%)	$93,000 → $98,800 (+6.2%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $775 (+2.5%)	$654 → $785 (+20.0%)

Girard

Population

1,8941,740

Median household income

$44,469$40,250

Median home value

$69,200$96,300

Median gross rent

$756$775

Virden

Population

3,5143,165

Median household income

$50,938$78,750

Median home value

$93,000$98,800

Median gross rent

$654$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Girard	Virden
Under 5	6.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	6.3%
55 to 64	16.0%	19.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.9%
75 and over	5.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Girard	Virden
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	99.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Girard	Virden
No high school diploma	14.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	51.3%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Girard	Virden
Drove alone	79.4%	71.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	11.3%
Other means	2.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Girard	Virden
1-unit, detached	80.7%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Girard	Virden
Poverty rate	30.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.73	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1955	1946