Downs vs Gridley

A side-by-side comparison of Downs and Gridley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Downs has the higher population (1,451 vs 1,339 in Gridley). Downs has the higher median household income ($106,809 vs $69,688 in Gridley). Downs has the higher median home value ($237,700 vs $134,600 in Gridley).

Population, income & housing

	Downs	Gridley
Population	1,451	1,339
Median age	34.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$106,809	$69,688
Median home value	$237,700	$134,600
Median gross rent	$1,250	$763
Housing units	546	569
Homeownership rate	86.1%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.1%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downs	Gridley
Population	1,010 → 1,451 (+43.7%)	1,590 → 1,339 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$91,333 → $106,809 (+16.9%)	$62,222 → $69,688 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$178,400 → $237,700 (+33.2%)	$117,100 → $134,600 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,250 (+38.0%)	$628 → $763 (+21.5%)

Downs

Population

1,0101,451

Median household income

$91,333$106,809

Median home value

$178,400$237,700

Median gross rent

$906$1,250

Gridley

Population

1,5901,339

Median household income

$62,222$69,688

Median home value

$117,100$134,600

Median gross rent

$628$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downs	Gridley
Under 5	6.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	26.6%	21.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	10.9%
25 to 34	18.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	15.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	7.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	3.4%	12.5%
75 and over	7.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downs	Gridley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downs	Gridley
No high school diploma	2.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	22.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	47.0%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downs	Gridley
Drove alone	82.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	2.9%	9.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downs	Gridley
1-unit, detached	92.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Downs	Gridley
Poverty rate	4.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1986	1970