Gilbert is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 109,936 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Gilbert is the eighth largest community in Arizona.

There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Gilbert, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Gilbert, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Gilbert's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. The town does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income in Gilbert is $68,032.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gilbert is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gilbert is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilbert who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.54%), sales jobs (14.16%), and management occupations (13.02%).

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

Gilbert is a very car-oriented town: 97.4% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Gilbert is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Gilbert Information and Demographics

The population of Gilbert is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.10% of adults in Gilbert have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gilbert in 2000 was $24,795, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,180 for a family of four. However, Gilbert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gilbert is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gilbert home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gilbert is White, followed by Asian. Gilbert also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.11% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Gilbert include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Gilbert is English. Some people also speak Spanish.