Gilbert

Population & Demographics

Gilbert, AZ

Gilbert is home to 280,262 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 133,734 resident workers commute each day.

ArizonaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
280,262
people
Population

280,262 residents

Median age 36.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Gilbert population & demographics

Who lives in Gilbert — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
280,262
Median age
36.1yrs
Median household income
$122,551
Median home value
$575,100
Median gross rent
$2,110/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
48.2%
Poverty rate
5.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Gilbert

How Gilbert breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White65.6%
Hispanic or Latino17.9%
Asian6.7%
Two or more races5.4%
Black3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Gilbert

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Gilbert.

Gilbert at a glance
Employed Residents
133,734
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Phoenix
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Gilbert proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Gilbert commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

55 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Gilbert

133,734 commutes, one dot at a time

Gilbert

Where 133,734 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Gilbert, by worker count.

1Phoenix24.7 mi30,928
2Gilbert0.0 mi19,909
3Chandler6.5 mi18,674
4Mesa6.4 mi18,457
5Tempe11.9 mi18,001
6Scottsdale22.2 mi8,670
7Queen Creek8.5 mi1,842
8Tucson90.4 mi1,568

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Gilbert.

1Gilbert0.0 mi19,909
2Mesa6.4 mi17,490
3Phoenix24.7 mi10,556
4Chandler6.5 mi9,418
5San Tan Valley13.4 mi4,580
6Queen Creek8.5 mi3,690
7Tempe11.9 mi2,952
8Scottsdale22.2 mi2,268

Top industries

The sectors that employ Gilbert’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.7%
RTRetail Trade14.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.7%
COConstruction11.2%
EDEducational Services9.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.3%
MFManufacturing5.3%
FIFinance and Insurance3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Gilbert

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 5 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps22%
8 Gbps5%
See all internet providers in Gilbert

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