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Gibson City, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gibson City, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,321. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GIBSON-CITY-IL · Gibson City, IL 1 ZIPs · 4,321 pop · #21352/25278 · Ford County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,323
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21352/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elliott
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,321
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,200

Nearest income peer: Elliott, IL ( $229 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Gibson City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gibson City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gibson City, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,321
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,323
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,323 average) · poverty 15.5%. The primary code (60936) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.4%) for this income tier, rent $945 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, Kingston Mines is the closest lower-income city and Pana the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gibson City.

Population concentration

Gibson City reads through its lone ZIP, 60936

4,321 ACS residents, one ZIP: 60936 is not the leading code inside Gibson City, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Gibson City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 144 establishments, 2,421 employees , annual payroll $135,147k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60936 (144 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (32) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Gibson City, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Ford County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gibson City. See the Ford County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Ford County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Gibson City, Paxton, Piper City and Melvin among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Sibley marks the far end of that range at $83,750, 63% above Gibson City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60936 4,321 $51,323 144 17
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Gibson City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gibson City, .