Gibson vs Thornburg

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

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

Gibson has the higher population (59 vs 43 in Thornburg). Gibson has the higher median household income ($50,500 vs $39,821 in Thornburg). Since 2019, Gibson's population has grown faster (+40.5% vs -10.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Thornburg
Population	59	43
Median age	47.5 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$39,821
Median home value	$89,200	—
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	37	21
Homeownership rate	71.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	26.3%	25.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Thornburg
Population	42 → 59 (+40.5%)	48 → 43 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$43,000 → $50,500 (+17.4%)	$45,417 → $39,821 (-12.3%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $89,200 (+38.9%)	$35,000 → $22,500 (-35.7%)

Gibson

Population

4259

Median household income

$43,000$50,500

Median home value

$64,200$89,200

Thornburg

Population

4843

Median household income

$45,417$39,821

Median home value

$35,000$22,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Thornburg
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	4.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	2.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	37.3%	20.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	23.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	37.2%
75 and over	5.1%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Thornburg
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	83.7%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Thornburg
No high school diploma	12.2%	2.5%
High school graduate	57.1%	55.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Thornburg
Drove alone	78.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	21.4%	20.0%
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	Thornburg
1-unit, detached	89.2%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
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	Thornburg
Poverty rate	6.8%	14.0%
Average household size	1.84	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	22	36
Median year structure built	1958	1938