Gilbert is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 601 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gilbert is the 223rd largest community in South Carolina. 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. Gilbert does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,500.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Gilbert. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Gilbert telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.15% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gilbert has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gilbert a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Gilbert, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.58 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Gilbert does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Gilbert citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.20% of adults 25 and older in Gilbert have a college degree.

The per capita income in Gilbert in 2018 was $40,681, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,724 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 describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilbert residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gilbert include German, English, European, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Gilbert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.