Elburn vs Gilberts

A side-by-side comparison of Elburn and Gilberts: population, income, housing, and more.

Elburn and Gilberts are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gilberts has the higher population (8,389 vs 6,054 in Elburn). Gilberts has the higher median household income ($119,719 vs $106,506 in Elburn). Elburn has the higher median home value ($358,200 vs $330,100 in Gilberts).

Population, income & housing

	Elburn	Gilberts
Population	6,054	8,389
Median age	43.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$106,506	$119,719
Median home value	$358,200	$330,100
Median gross rent	$1,705	$1,852
Housing units	2,703	3,045
Homeownership rate	85.5%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	48.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elburn	Gilberts
Population	5,629 → 6,054 (+7.6%)	7,823 → 8,389 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$104,563 → $106,506 (+1.9%)	$97,135 → $119,719 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$278,000 → $358,200 (+28.8%)	$261,300 → $330,100 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,423 → $1,705 (+19.8%)	$2,045 → $1,852 (-9.4%)

Elburn

Population

5,6296,054

Median household income

$104,563$106,506

Median home value

$278,000$358,200

Median gross rent

$1,423$1,705

Gilberts

Population

7,8238,389

Median household income

$97,135$119,719

Median home value

$261,300$330,100

Median gross rent

$2,045$1,852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elburn	Gilberts
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	5.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	18.7%
45 to 54	15.7%	16.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	8.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.0%
75 and over	5.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elburn	Gilberts
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	67.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elburn	Gilberts
No high school diploma	2.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	11.5%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elburn	Gilberts
Drove alone	77.3%	72.2%
Carpooled	0.1%	4.1%
Public transit	3.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	21.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elburn	Gilberts
1-unit, detached	77.2%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	28.8%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elburn	Gilberts
Poverty rate	7.1%	5.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1999	2004