Gibson City is home to 3,434 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. Households here earn about 48% less than in Illinois as a whole. The median age is 44.2, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $153,800. The average commute runs 13 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,955, below the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.2%(114)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(56)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17%(47)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 277 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gibson City, decade by decade
Gibson City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
3,407
$63,681
$131,198
20.2%
9.0
2020
3,475
$53,989
$119,871
22.9%
20.8
2024
3,434
$42,955
$153,800
13.8%
36.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
