Gilbert, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
280,262
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.1
1.12% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.26%
2.41% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$122,551
0.989% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$575,100
10.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
147,290
4.34% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gilbert, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Gilbert, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gilbert, AZ are Pima Medical Institute-East Valley (388 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Gilbert, AZ was $575,100, and the homeownership rate was 73.1%.

Most people in Gilbert, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Gilbert, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gilbert, AZ is home to a population of 280k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.66% of Gilbert, AZ residents were born outside of the country (27.1k people).

In 2024, there were 8.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (184k people) in Gilbert, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 18.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%
2024 Citizenship
96.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Gilbert, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gilbert, AZ was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gilbert, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    184k ± 3.19k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    20.7k ± 1.81k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    18.7k ± 1.78k
17.9%
Hispanic Population
50.3k people

In 2024, there were 8.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (184k people) in Gilbert, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 18.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.9% of the people in Gilbert, AZ are hispanic (50.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gilbert, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arizona.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. Canada
    39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.66%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
27.1k people
9.59%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
26k people

As of 2024, 9.66% of Gilbert, AZ residents (27.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gilbert, AZ was 9.59%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,467 ± 471
  2. Vietnam
    3,178 ± 374
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,952 ± 498

Gilbert, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gilbert, AZ employs 147k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gilbert, AZ were Health Care & Social Assistance (18,960 people), Manufacturing (16,153 people), and Retail Trade (15,327 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($120,536), Manufacturing ($105,141), and Utilities ($98,088).

Employment

Occupations

147k
2024 Value
± 3,420
4.34%
1 Year growth
± 3.14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilbert, AZ grew at a rate of 4.34%, from 141k employees to 147k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gilbert, AZ, are Management Occupations (23,038 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,086 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (15,540 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gilbert, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

147k
2024 Value
± 3,420
4.34%
1 Year growth
± 3.14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilbert, AZ grew at a rate of 4.34%, from 141k employees to 147k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gilbert, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (18,960 people), Manufacturing (16,153 people), and Retail Trade (15,327 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gilbert, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Gilbert, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$78,546
Median earning men ± $3,574
$53,025
Median earning women ± $1,730

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($111,699), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,483), and Public Administration ($95,163).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($84,192), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,282), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,608).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Gilbert, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (46.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.54%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Gilbert, AZ awarded 388 degrees. The student population of Gilbert, AZ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 40 male students and 333 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gilbert, AZ are White (174 and 44.8%), Hispanic or Latino (122 and 31.4%), Two or More Races (29 and 7.47%), and Black or African American (26 and 6.7%).

The largest universities in Gilbert, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Pima Medical Institute-East Valley (388 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gilbert, AZ are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (146 and 37.6%), Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant (104 and 26.8%), and Phlebotamy Technician (90 and 23.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 373 students enrolled in Gilbert, AZ, 10.7% men and 89.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 156 records, of which 92.9% were women and 7.05% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Phlebotamy Technician
    90 degrees awarded
  2. Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant
    65 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Gilbert, AZ was Phlebotamy Technician with 90 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Gilbert, AZ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
388 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pima Medical Institute-East Valley with 388 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 36 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gilbert, AZ, which is 0.102 times less than the 352 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 174 degrees mean that there were 1.43 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 122 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gilbert, AZ was $575,100 in 2024, which is 1.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $518,600 to $575,100, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Gilbert, AZ is 73.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gilbert, AZ have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gilbert, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$575,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,083
$70,398
Median Property Taxes
±$2,033

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gilbert, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gilbert, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.1%
Homeownership
2024
66.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.1% of the housing units in Gilbert, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$122,551
Median Household Income
± $3,414
96.4k
Number of Households
± 2,566

In 2024, the median household income of the 96.4k households in Gilbert, AZ grew to $122,551 from the previous year's value of $121,351.

The following chart displays the households in Gilbert, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gilbert, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2023 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.1%)
  3. Carpooled (7.1%)

In 2024, 63% of workers in Gilbert, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gilbert, AZ have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.64% of the workforce in Gilbert, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gilbert, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gilbert, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gilbert, AZ (14.6k out of 279k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gilbert, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.7% of the population of Gilbert, AZ has health coverage, with 65.3% on employee plans, 6.65% on Medicaid, 8.27% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.5% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.28%
Uninsured
65.3%
Employer Coverage
6.65%
Medicaid
8.27%
Medicare
12.5%
Non-Group
1.08%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gilbert, AZ grew by 5.82% from 5.94% to 6.28%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gilbert, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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