Gays, Illinois
2026 Edition · 7 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 4.9% since 2020.
212
people, the 1088th-largest of Illinois's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Illinois's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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Rent
Median rent is up 64% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$875
a month. Illinois's median is $1,274.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $110.
A $110 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Moultrie County.
- $751 Tract 9769
- $861 Tract 9771
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 95% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Home value
A median home costs 65% less than Illinois's.
$93,000
median home value in Gays.
- $93,000 Gays
- $263,300 Illinois
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year