Gibbon

Population: 1,643
Median household income: $69,762
Median home value: $151,700

Gibbon, a community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, has 1,643 residents. The median household income of $69,762 is below the Buffalo County median ($74,570).

From 2019 to 2023, Gibbon's population declined 21.0% from 2,080 to 1,643, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $118,300 to $151,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 70.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,643
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $69,762
Median home value: $151,700
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 700
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0801,643

Median household income

$62,548$69,762

Median home value

$118,300$151,700

Median gross rent

$815$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,080	$62,548	$118,300	$815
2020	1,971	$62,095	$121,500	$845
2021	1,911	$63,914	$119,900	$925
2022	1,785	$69,276	$143,600	$850
2023	1,643	$69,762	$151,700	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	147	8.9%
5 to 17	312	19.0%
18 to 24	105	6.4%
25 to 34	227	13.8%
35 to 44	197	12.0%
45 to 54	174	10.6%
55 to 64	215	13.1%
65 to 74	137	8.3%
75 and over	129	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,163	70.8%
Black or African American	13	0.8%
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	28	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	439	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	15.6%
High school graduate	367	34.0%
Some college or associate's	327	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	161	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	56	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	640	82.5%
Carpooled	110	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	23	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	31.3%
15 to 29 min	347	44.7%
30 to 44 min	114	14.7%
45 to 59 min	34	4.4%
60+ min	38	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 7.6% (122 of 1,610)

	Count	Share
Family households	405	61.9%
Nonfamily households	249	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	654	93.4%
Vacant	46	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	471	72.0%
Renter-occupied	183	28.0%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	547	78.1%
1-unit, attached	12	1.7%
2 to 4 units	71	10.1%
5 to 19 units	17	2.4%
20 or more units	7	1.0%
Mobile home & other	46	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3118615
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7459, -98.8458