Gilbertsville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,186 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Gilbertsville is the 137th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns, Gilbertsville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gilbertsville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gilbertsville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilbertsville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.78%), management occupations (12.13%), and sales jobs (9.86%).

Also of interest is that Gilbertsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Gilbertsville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Gilbertsville's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

In Gilbertsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Gilbertsville is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Gilbertsville isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.49% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Gilbertsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Gilbertsville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Gilbertsville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 28.99% of adults in Gilbertsville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Gilbertsville in 2000 was $23,785, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,140 for a family of four. However, Gilbertsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Gilbertsville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gilbertsville is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gilbertsville include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Pennsylvania German.

The most common language spoken in Gilbertsville is English.