Demographics of Gilbert town, Arizona

Gilbert town, Arizona had 287,285 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +17,866 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gilbert town, in four figures

287,285
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 280,262 ±91.; +6.6%
Change since July 2020: +17,866 people.; 36.1 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $122,551 ±$3,414
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Gilbert town, Arizona's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gilbert town, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Gilbert town, Arizona's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gilbert town, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	269,419	100.0	100.0
2021	274,374	101.8	100.2
2022	281,356	104.4	100.7
2023	285,423	105.9	101.6
2024	287,133	106.6	102.5
2025	287,285	106.6	103.1

Population of Gilbert town, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	269,419	—
2021	274,374	+4,955
2022	281,356	+6,982
2023	285,423	+4,067
2024	287,133	+1,710
2025	287,285	+152

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±0.6: for men 35.3 ±1.0 and for women 36.7 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gilbert town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	17,180 ±1,206	6.1% ±0.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	61,681 ±2,064	22.0% ±0.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	22,524 ±1,385	8.0% ±0.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	78,907 ±2,355	28.2% ±0.8	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	69,015 ±2,157	24.6% ±0.8	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	30,955 ±1,238	11.0% ±0.4	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $122,551 ±$3,414, and income per person $52,085 ±$1,207, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gilbert town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	5,458 ±661	5.7% ±0.7	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,546 ±817	8.9% ±0.8	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,665 ±828	11.1% ±0.8	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,118 ±957	12.6% ±1.0	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	22,338 ±1,323	23.2% ±1.3	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	15,159 ±866	15.7% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	22,079 ±1,174	22.9% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gilbert town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	14,642 ±1,459	5.3% ±0.5	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,909 ±634	5.0% ±0.8	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,018 ±798	5.1% ±0.5	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,715 ±458	6.1% ±1.0	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gilbert town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gilbert town	Arizona	United States
Housing units	100,336 ±1,357	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±0.2	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±0.6	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.1% ±1.1	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.9% ±1.0	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$575,100 ±$7,083	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,110 ±$37	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2003 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gilbert town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	50,262 ±2,796	17.9% ±1.0	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	183,737 ±3,194	65.6% ±1.1	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,079 ±1,742	3.2% ±0.6	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	18,661 ±1,779	6.7% ±0.6	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,970 ±596	0.7% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	8 to 180	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,393 ±426	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	15,066 ±1,444	5.4% ±0.5	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gilbert town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	110,275 ±2,793	39.3% ±1.0	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	138,881 ±2,397	49.6% ±0.9	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,006 ±598	1.4% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	27,100 ±1,589	9.7% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17,704 ±1,100	6.3% ±0.4	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,396 ±1,182	3.4% ±0.4	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Gilbert town among the places of Arizona

4th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Gilbert town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Phoenix city	1,642,323 ±179
Tucson city	547,073 ±85
Mesa city	511,764 ±110
Gilbert town	280,262 ±91
Chandler city	280,136 ±145
Glendale city	252,833 ±112
Scottsdale city	243,821 ±60
Peoria city	196,906 ±112
Tempe city	188,065 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Gilbert town, Arizona

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026