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SheetAZ-GILBERT-AZ · Gilbert, AZ 271,118 pop · income 88th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Gilbert
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Gilbert on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Toledo · lowest
47,532
Toledo · lowest
47,532 median HH income
39.2% of the leader · rank #1
Penryn · near
121,302
Penryn · near
121,302 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #2
Pine Beach · near
121,333
Pine Beach · near
121,333 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #3
Gilbert · this city
121,351
Gilbert · this city
121,351 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #4
Mount Pleasant · near
121,364
Mount Pleasant · near
121,364 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #5
Vernon · near
121,401
Vernon · near
121,401 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
Belford · highest
121,406
Belford · highest
121,406 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Gilbert on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 271,118.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Gilbert - the verdict
Gilbert ranks in the 88th percentile for household income and the 60th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
88th
percentile, household income
86th
percentile, home value
64th
percentile, median rent
60th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Gilbert, AZ
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 271,118 residents in Gilbert, a mid-sized U.S. city within Arizona. Median household income here is $121,351 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.5%. Gilbert's housing stock carries a median value of $518,600, and the median resident age is 35.7 years. 47.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 69.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 1,858 residential building permits were authorized in Gilbert (Growing), up 9% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Gilbert reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1100.4 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Arizona tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Arizona scores 100.7 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,419 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Arizona run around $215, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 84.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Gilbert's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to population change to schools and households to housing and income to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Gilbert, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Gilbert?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Arizona, the closest population matches are Chandler (278,123 residents, $103,691 income); Glendale (250,193 residents, $70,139 income); Scottsdale (242,169 residents, $107,372 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are North Las Vegas, NV (270,773 residents); Reno, NV (268,959 residents); Toledo, OH (268,461 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +17,866 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +6.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 1,858 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 47.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
How far does income reach against housing in Gilbert?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Gilbert?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 65.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Drive alone
65.8%
Work from home
23.6%
Public transit
0.4%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 139,250 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Gilbert?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1100.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 52% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1100.4
Violent rate
132.2
Property rate
968.2
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Arizona average
B-
City profile score · Gilbert, AZ
69/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A
$121,351
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A-
47.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B+
3.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime C+
132 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
100.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Gilbert profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 86/100 (A) · $121,351
Bachelor's+ share: 82/100 (A-) · 47.5%
Poverty rate: 75/100 (B+) · 3.5%
Violent crime: 63/100 (C+) · 132 /100k
Cost of living: 37/100 (F) · 100.7 index
Where Gilbert sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Gilbert's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Gilbert highlighted among 13 peers.Read the chart values
Gilbert, AZ (this city): home $518,600, crime 1,100/100k
North Las Vegas, NV : home $372,300, crime 2,350/100k
Reno, NV : home $498,600, crime 2,975/100k
Toledo, OH : home $107,000, crime 3,773/100k
Chula Vista, CA : home $697,400, crime 1,508/100k
Madison, WI : home $346,900, crime 2,121/100k
Fort Wayne, IN : home $169,700, crime 2,531/100k
Chandler, AZ : home $469,800, crime 1,638/100k
Glendale, AZ : home $347,000, crime 3,159/100k
Scottsdale, AZ : home $709,900, crime 2,028/100k
Peoria, AZ : home $429,400, crime 1,460/100k
Tempe, AZ : home $421,900, crime 3,364/100k
Surprise, AZ : home $396,000, crime 985/100k
How does Gilbert compare to other US cities?
Gilbert measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income88% higher than other cities
Home value86% pricier than other cities
Median rent64% pricier than other cities
Safety60% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Arizona alone, Gilbert ranks #19 of 61 Arizona cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Gilbert against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arizona only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Arizona-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Gilbert near the bottom of Arizona's cities
Among the 394 Arizona cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Gilbert ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Gilbert only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#16 of 333
95th percentile in Arizona
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 394
0th percentile in Arizona
Median Home Value
#22 of 327
93rd percentile in Arizona
Poverty Rate
#282 of 393
28th percentile in Arizona
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#36 of 394
91st percentile in Arizona
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Arizona only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
88th percentile nationally for median household income · 60th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Gilbert's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Gilbert's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Gilbert's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$518,60014th percentilemore affordable than 14% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Gilbert's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,455 of 15,516
More affordable than 26% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#51 of 117
Large cities (200,000–999,999)
At 4.3×, Gilbert sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,455 of 15,516 and #51 of 117large cities (200,000–999,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$121,351Gilbert, AZ median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Gilbert, AZ median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Gilbert, AZ.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)69.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
271,118
Median Income
$121,351
Median Home Value
$518,600
Median Age
35.7
Poverty Rate
3.5%
Labor force participation
69.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
47.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1100.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
132.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
968.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Gilbert's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
269,419 residents
2021
274,374 residents
2022
281,356 residents
2023
285,423 residents
2024
287,133 residents
2025
287,285 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Growing
Total Permits (2024)
1,858
housing units authorized
Single-Family
388
detached homes
Multifamily
1,470
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
6.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
1,705
1,143
562
$401.6M
2020
2,630
1,227
1,403
$474.9M
2021
1,919
1,470
449
$337.8M
2022
1,440
782
658
$202.4M
2023
1,603
536
1,067
$211.1M
2024
1,858
388
1,470
$188.0M
Permit volume increased 9% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
65.8%
Carpool
7.3%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
0.8%
Work from Home
23.6%
Other
2.1%
Based on 139,250 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Arizona statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $215
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Arizona at $215 (electricity about $131 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Arizona statewide averages, not a meter reading for Gilbert. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Arizona's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.7 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Gilbert is $1,419/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Arizona statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 84.5 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Arizona statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Gilbert sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Gilbert compares to similar-size Arizona cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.