Gifford, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	900
Male Share of the Population	50.6%
Female Share of the Population	49.4%
Senior Citizens	24%
Employed Population 16+	414
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	50.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	28.3%
Median Earnings25+	$47,353
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$46,932

Wealth

Median Family Income	$86,250
% Above Poverty Level	93.4%
% Below Poverty Level	6.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	3.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	33%
Median Gross Rent	$635
Median House Value	$147,300

Ancestry

German	32.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.2%
Irish	11%
English	6.3%
Swedish	4.7%
Dutch	2%
French Except Basque	1.8%
Italian	1.3%
Norwegian	1%
Polish	1%
Macedonian	0.8%
Scottish	0.7%
Danishn	0.3%
Serbian	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
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Gifford Almanac

Category	Value
County	Champaign County
Standard Zip Codes	61847
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.3
Approximate Longitude	-88.02

Gifford Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	RANTOUL
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 33 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	38.7 inches

Station	GIBSON CITY
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 65 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Station	DANVILLE
Distance	22.9 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 34 F
Apr Temp	41 to 65 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 67 F
Annual Precip	40.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Ludlow	382	$53,750
Potomac	807	$53,750
Thomasboro	1,061	$58,611

Gifford Public Schools

Gifford Grade School
406 S Main St
ZIP: 61847
(217) 568-7733
Primary
Total Enrollment 193

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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