Gibbs vs Kirksville

A side-by-side comparison of Gibbs and Kirksville: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibbs and Kirksville are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kirksville has the higher population (17,493 vs 71 in Gibbs). Since 2019, Kirksville's population has grown faster (-0.3% vs -18.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Gibbs	Kirksville
Population	71	17,493
Median age	59.4 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,063
Median home value	—	$145,300
Median gross rent	—	$787
Housing units	71	7,546
Homeownership rate	96.6%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibbs	Kirksville
Population	87 → 71 (-18.4%)	17,554 → 17,493 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$45,313 → $36,250 (-20.0%)	$33,575 → $48,063 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$23,800 → $41,900 (+76.1%)	$118,400 → $145,300 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$643 → $787 (+22.4%)

Gibbs

Population

8771

Median household income

$45,313$36,250

Median home value

$23,800$41,900

Kirksville

Population

17,55417,493

Median household income

$33,575$48,063

Median home value

$118,400$145,300

Median gross rent

$643$787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibbs	Kirksville
Under 5	7.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.1%	12.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	32.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	2.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	28.2%	7.5%
65 to 74	23.9%	6.7%
75 and over	2.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibbs	Kirksville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibbs	Kirksville
No high school diploma	8.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	80.4%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	10.7%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibbs	Kirksville
Drove alone	50.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	50.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibbs	Kirksville
1-unit, detached	77.5%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Gibbs	Kirksville
Poverty rate	25.4%	27.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	—	14
Median year structure built	1963	1971