Gays

Population: 173
Median household income: $54,464
Median home value: $95,000

Located in Moultrie County, Illinois, Gays is a community with a population of 173. At $54,464, its median household income sits below Moultrie County's $71,676.

From 2019 to 2023, Gays's population declined 23.8% from 227 to 173, while its median home value rose 31.0% from $72,500 to $95,000.

The median resident is 48.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 173
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,464
Median home value: $95,000
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 77
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

227173

Median household income

$56,250$54,464

Median home value

$72,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$650$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	227	$56,250	$72,500	$650
2020	209	$62,500	$80,000	$650
2021	177	$71,250	$85,600	$792
2022	171	$56,667	$98,300	$850
2023	173	$54,464	$95,000	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	6.9%
5 to 17	21	12.1%
18 to 24	8	4.6%
25 to 34	22	12.7%
35 to 44	17	9.8%
45 to 54	27	15.6%
55 to 64	29	16.8%
65 to 74	18	10.4%
75 and over	19	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	162	93.6%
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	9	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	7.6%
High school graduate	57	43.2%
Some college or associate's	46	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	19	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62	80.5%
Carpooled	9	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	3.9%
Other means	3	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	24.3%
15 to 29 min	35	47.3%
30 to 44 min	8	10.8%
45 to 59 min	4	5.4%
60+ min	9	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 9.9% (17 of 172)

	Count	Share
Family households	45	58.4%
Nonfamily households	32	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	62	80.5%
Renter-occupied	15	19.5%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	70	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1728807
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4583, -88.4963