Gilbert vs Peoria

A side-by-side comparison of Gilbert and Peoria: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilbert and Peoria are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gilbert has the higher population (271,118 vs 194,338 in Peoria). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($121,351 vs $93,403 in Peoria). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($518,600 vs $429,400 in Peoria).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Peoria
Population	271,118	194,338
Median age	35.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$121,351	$93,403
Median home value	$518,600	$429,400
Median gross rent	$2,028	$1,743
Housing units	94,983	78,592
Homeownership rate	73.9%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Peoria
Population	243,254 → 271,118 (+11.5%)	168,196 → 194,338 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$96,857 → $121,351 (+25.3%)	$75,323 → $93,403 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$328,700 → $518,600 (+57.8%)	$264,500 → $429,400 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,518 → $2,028 (+33.6%)	$1,255 → $1,743 (+38.9%)

Gilbert

Population

243,254271,118

Median household income

$96,857$121,351

Median home value

$328,700$518,600

Median gross rent

$1,518$2,028

Peoria

Population

168,196194,338

Median household income

$75,323$93,403

Median home value

$264,500$429,400

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Peoria
Under 5	6.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	16.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	6.6%	11.6%
75 and over	4.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Peoria
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	65.8%
Black or African American	3.2%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.6%
Asian	6.5%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Peoria
No high school diploma	3.5%	7.4%
High school graduate	16.1%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Peoria
Drove alone	65.8%	68.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	23.6%	20.2%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Peoria
1-unit, detached	82.7%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	5.4%
20 or more units	6.4%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Peoria
Poverty rate	5.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.95	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	2002	1998