Gilbert vs Scottsdale

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

Gilbert and Scottsdale 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 242,169 in Scottsdale). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($121,351 vs $107,372 in Scottsdale). Scottsdale has the higher median home value ($709,900 vs $518,600 in Gilbert).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
Population	271,118	242,169
Median age	35.7 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$121,351	$107,372
Median home value	$518,600	$709,900
Median gross rent	$2,028	$1,910
Housing units	94,983	138,422
Homeownership rate	73.9%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	61.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
Population	243,254 → 271,118 (+11.5%)	250,602 → 242,169 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$96,857 → $121,351 (+25.3%)	$88,213 → $107,372 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$328,700 → $518,600 (+57.8%)	$475,300 → $709,900 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,518 → $2,028 (+33.6%)	$1,365 → $1,910 (+39.9%)

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

Scottsdale

Population

250,602242,169

Median household income

$88,213$107,372

Median home value

$475,300$709,900

Median gross rent

$1,365$1,910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
Under 5	6.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.5%	10.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	6.6%	13.8%
75 and over	4.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	78.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.7%
Asian	6.5%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
No high school diploma	3.5%	2.5%
High school graduate	16.1%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
Drove alone	65.8%	62.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	23.6%	29.0%
Other means	1.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
1-unit, detached	82.7%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	10.9%
20 or more units	6.4%	18.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Scottsdale
Poverty rate	5.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.95	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	2002	1990