place

Gilbert, AZ

Demographic and economic profile of Gilbert, AZ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

271,118

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$122,551

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.2% since 2018

Gilbert added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone196,986 (70.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race23,455 (8.4%)
  • Asian Alone19,102 (6.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races15,661 (5.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone12,655 (4.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,558 (3.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish18,621
  2. 2.Other Indo-European3,522
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,478
  4. 4.Vietnamese2,069
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,940

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

12,155

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$49,825

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care32,155
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management18,199
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate16,185
  4. 4.Manufacturing15,852
  5. 5.Retail Trade14,190

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations78,227
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations31,626
  3. 3.Service Occupations17,491
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,617
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,329

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.72×)16,185
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.13×)15,852
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.13×)2,984
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.04×)18,199
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)32,155

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$518,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,028/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99925,181 (37.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99916,074 (23.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99910,558 (15.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9996,590 (9.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9993,077 (4.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,633 (3.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

47.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$59,603

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone91,575 (65.8%)
  • Worked at Home32,821 (23.6%)
  • Carpooled10,154 (7.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other2,640 (1.9%)
  • Walked1,063 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit518 (0.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.