Gilbert vs Phoenix

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

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

Phoenix has the higher population (1,624,832 vs 271,118 in Gilbert). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($121,351 vs $77,041 in Phoenix). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($518,600 vs $381,900 in Phoenix).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Phoenix
Population	271,118	1,624,832
Median age	35.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,351	$77,041
Median home value	$518,600	$381,900
Median gross rent	$2,028	$1,458
Housing units	94,983	642,867
Homeownership rate	73.9%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Phoenix
Population	243,254 → 271,118 (+11.5%)	1,633,017 → 1,624,832 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$96,857 → $121,351 (+25.3%)	$57,459 → $77,041 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$328,700 → $518,600 (+57.8%)	$235,400 → $381,900 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,518 → $2,028 (+33.6%)	$1,053 → $1,458 (+38.5%)

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

Phoenix

Population

1,633,0171,624,832

Median household income

$57,459$77,041

Median home value

$235,400$381,900

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,458

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Phoenix
Under 5	6.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	22.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	16.3%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.4%
75 and over	4.0%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Phoenix
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	41.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.4%
Asian	6.5%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	41.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Phoenix
No high school diploma	3.5%	15.6%
High school graduate	16.1%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Phoenix
Drove alone	65.8%	66.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.9%
Public transit	0.4%	2.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	23.6%	16.9%
Other means	1.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Phoenix
1-unit, detached	82.7%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	10.9%
20 or more units	6.4%	15.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Phoenix
Poverty rate	5.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	2002	1984