Housing data for Gifford, IL

Gifford, IL has an estimated 822 residents and 366 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Champaign County.

4.9% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $555 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
822 (±137)
Housing units
366 (±60)
Households that rent
4.9%
Median gross rent
$555
Residents since 2015–2019
−13.0%

What stands out in Gifford

Households that rent: 4.9% (±3.1 points) in Gifford, lower than in Champaign County (46.0%).

Median gross rent: $555 (±$164) in Gifford, lower than in Champaign County ($1,051).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 11.2% (±9.2 points) in Gifford, lower than in Champaign County (33.0%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 14.7% (±5.8 points) in Gifford, lower than in Champaign County (36.9%).

Housing in Gifford at a glance

  • Median rent: $555 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 66.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 4.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $76,964 median household income
  • Home values: $171,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,387 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,050 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 11.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 71.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 44.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 26.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 78.4% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 25.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −13.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 14.7% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Gifford against Champaign County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
GiffordChampaign CountyIllinoisUnited States
Residents822 (±137)208,741 (exact)12,694,798 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units366 (±60)95,115 (±182)5,457,452 (±471)143,775,355
Households that rent4.9% (±3.1 points)46.0% (±1.1 points)32.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$555 (±$164)$1,051 (±$21)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$76,964 (±$13,859)$63,683 (±$1,675)$83,390 (±$362)$80,734
Median home value$171,200 (±$9,297)$211,500 (±$4,486)$263,300 (±$797)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,050 (±$389)$4,353 (±$108)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198044.4% (±9.8 points)48.4% (±1.8 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute25.4 minutes (±2.4)16.9 minutes (±0.4)27.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband77.2% (±9.2 points)90.5% (±0.7 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents54.4 years (±4.3)30.7 years (±0.1)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Gifford covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 1,851 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Gifford has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents945 (±143)822 (±137)−13.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units401 (±44)366 (±60)−8.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$633 (±$69)$555 (±$164)−12.3%Down after inflation
Median home value$152,500 (±$10,624)$171,200 (±$9,297)+12.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$71,413 (±$3,712)$76,964 (±$13,859)+7.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,150 (±$110)$1,387 (±$124)+20.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,978 (±$312)$3,050 (±$389)+2.4%Down after inflation
Households that rent11.4% (±5.2 points)4.9% (±3.1 points)−6.5 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±44.5 points)26.7% (±36.4 points)+26.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Gifford

In 2025, the Gifford Police Department reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Across Champaign County, the departments that report recorded 330 violent and 1,640 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.

Places near Gifford

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Compromise Township3.1 mi$875$164,6008.3%
Kerr Township4.0 mi——29.8%
Harwood Township4.6 mi$775$181,90014.1%
Rantoul7.0 mi$890$118,20045.0%
Ludlow7.7 mi$1,024$72,50043.0%
Rantoul Township8.0 mi$925$113,00040.0%
Royal8.3 mi$1,136$161,20013.4%
Stanton Township9.2 mi—$237,5006.7%

Places in Illinois most like Gifford

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township$703$143,000$74,19110.6%
Harwood Township$775$181,900$77,41114.1%
Alma Township$534$162,500$80,00010.7%
Hollis Township$592$258,300$87,0696.1%
Mason Township$598$140,700$77,6399.9%
Quarry Township$644$261,800$73,68413.0%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Illinois.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Gifford, fiscal year 2027

Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$983$996$1,173$1,474$1,542

HUD income limits for Gifford, fiscal year 2026

Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$23,300$38,850$62,100
2 people$26,600$44,400$71,000
3 people$29,950$49,950$79,850
4 people$33,250$55,450$88,700
5 people$38,680$59,900$95,800
6 people$44,360$64,350$102,900
7 people$50,040$68,800$110,000
8 people$55,720$73,200$117,100

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $114,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Gifford

What is the median household income in Gifford?

The median household income in Gifford is $76,964 (±$13,859) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Gifford, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $171,200 (±$9,297) for owner-occupied homes in Gifford (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Gifford?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Gifford, IL is $1,387 (±$124) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Gifford?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Gifford, IL is $3,050 (±$389) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Gifford?

Gifford, IL has an estimated 366 (±60) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Gifford?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 55.5% of homes in Gifford, IL.

Is Gifford growing?

In Gifford, the number of residents went from 945 in 2015–2019 to 822 in 2020–2024 (−13.0%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Gifford village, Illinois (place:29145, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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