Gibson vs Harper

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

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

Harper has the higher population (130 vs 59 in Gibson). Harper has the higher median household income ($70,417 vs $50,500 in Gibson). Harper has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $89,200 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Harper
Population	59	130
Median age	47.5 yrs	22.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$70,417
Median home value	$89,200	$95,000
Median gross rent	$825	$850
Housing units	37	33
Homeownership rate	71.9%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	26.3%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Harper
Population	42 → 59 (+40.5%)	86 → 130 (+51.2%)
Median household income	$43,000 → $50,500 (+17.4%)	$71,250 → $70,417 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $89,200 (+38.9%)	$68,000 → $95,000 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $850 (+16.3%)

Gibson

Population

4259

Median household income

$43,000$50,500

Median home value

$64,200$89,200

Harper

Population

86130

Median household income

$71,250$70,417

Median home value

$68,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$731$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Harper
Under 5	1.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	11.9%	32.3%
18 to 24	3.4%	15.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	6.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	20.0%
45 to 54	37.3%	6.2%
55 to 64	16.9%	2.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.2%
75 and over	5.1%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Harper
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Harper
No high school diploma	12.2%	13.3%
High school graduate	57.1%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Harper
Drove alone	78.6%	90.9%
Carpooled	21.4%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Harper
1-unit, detached	89.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Harper
Poverty rate	6.8%	7.0%
Average household size	1.84	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1958	1938