Moving to Gifford, Illinois
Population: 815. Estimated population in July 2024: 999 (+22.6% change)
Males: 375 (46.0%), Females: 440 (54.0%)
Champaign County
Zip code: 61847
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $46,667
Median house value: $83,600
Population by Race
Races in Gifford:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (39.8%), Irish (12.6%), English (10.8%), United States (5.0%), Dutch (3.2%), Italian (2.5%).
Elevation: 801 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Gifford
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gifford village
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 15.8%
- Divorced: 6.3%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-5.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Gifford:
- CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; URBANA, IL)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 19 miles; URBANA, IL)
- PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 21 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gifford:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 26 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 62 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gifford:
- RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 8 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
- PAXTON (about 11 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
- FRASCA FIELD (about 17 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
Amtrak station near Gifford:
- 10 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gifford:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 21 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
Public primary/middle school in Gifford:
- GIFFORD GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 197; Location: PO BOX 70; Grades: KG – 08)