Gilby vs Northwood

A side-by-side comparison of Gilby and Northwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilby and Northwood are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northwood has the higher population (941 vs 401 in Gilby). Gilby has the higher median household income ($85,625 vs $76,875 in Northwood). Northwood has the higher median home value ($200,500 vs $84,500 in Gilby).

Population, income & housing

	Gilby	Northwood
Population	401	941
Median age	32.1 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,625	$76,875
Median home value	$84,500	$200,500
Median gross rent	$788	$750
Housing units	134	434
Homeownership rate	95.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilby	Northwood
Population	245 → 401 (+63.7%)	713 → 941 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$62,188 → $85,625 (+37.7%)	$57,727 → $76,875 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $84,500 (+26.7%)	$149,600 → $200,500 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $788 (-7.3%)	$628 → $750 (+19.4%)

Gilby

Population

245401

Median household income

$62,188$85,625

Median home value

$66,700$84,500

Median gross rent

$850$788

Northwood

Population

713941

Median household income

$57,727$76,875

Median home value

$149,600$200,500

Median gross rent

$628$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilby	Northwood
Under 5	7.7%	8.7%
5 to 17	27.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	14.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	18.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	1.2%	9.2%
75 and over	2.5%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilby	Northwood
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilby	Northwood
No high school diploma	0.9%	6.4%
High school graduate	25.2%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	50.5%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilby	Northwood
Drove alone	81.3%	70.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	0.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilby	Northwood
1-unit, detached	88.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Gilby	Northwood
Poverty rate	1.2%	9.1%
Average household size	3.37	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	14
Median year structure built	1956	1966