Gifford

Population: 816
Median household income: $76,875
Median home value: $170,500

Gifford, a community in Champaign County, Illinois, has 816 residents. Its median household income of $76,875 runs above the Champaign County figure of $63,091.

From 2019 to 2023, Gifford's population declined 13.7% from 945 to 816, while its median home value rose 11.8% from $152,500 to $170,500.

The median resident is 52.6 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 18.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 816
Median age: 52.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,875
Median home value: $170,500
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 366
Homeownership rate: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

945816

Median household income

$71,413$76,875

Median home value

$152,500$170,500

Median gross rent

$633$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	945	$71,413	$152,500	$633
2020	920	$63,472	$147,400	$646
2021	828	$66,528	$146,700	$675
2022	827	$76,382	$168,400	$733
2023	816	$76,875	$170,500	$742

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over18.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	6.1%
5 to 17	101	12.4%
18 to 24	25	3.1%
25 to 34	72	8.8%
35 to 44	71	8.7%
45 to 54	124	15.2%
55 to 64	106	13.0%
65 to 74	114	14.0%
75 and over	153	18.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	746	91.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	3.1%
High school graduate	261	40.8%
Some college or associate's	236	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	79	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	44	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	287	78.6%
Carpooled	46	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	6.6%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	21.7%
15 to 29 min	115	33.7%
30 to 44 min	130	38.1%
45 to 59 min	16	4.7%
60+ min	6	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 4.4% (31 of 711)

	Count	Share
Family households	210	60.5%
Nonfamily households	137	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	347	94.8%
Vacant	19	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	323	93.1%
Renter-occupied	24	6.9%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310	84.7%
1-unit, attached	3	0.8%
2 to 4 units	15	4.1%
5 to 19 units	16	4.4%
20 or more units	22	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1729145
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3078, -88.0214