Gilberts vs Hampshire

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

Gilberts and Hampshire 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 8,351 in Hampshire). Gilberts has the higher median household income ($119,719 vs $107,774 in Hampshire). Gilberts has the higher median home value ($330,100 vs $316,200 in Hampshire).

Population, income & housing

	Gilberts	Hampshire
Population	8,389	8,351
Median age	40.2 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$119,719	$107,774
Median home value	$330,100	$316,200
Median gross rent	$1,852	$2,356
Housing units	3,045	2,598
Homeownership rate	88.1%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.7%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilberts	Hampshire
Population	7,823 → 8,389 (+7.2%)	6,008 → 8,351 (+39.0%)
Median household income	$97,135 → $119,719 (+23.3%)	$100,809 → $107,774 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$261,300 → $330,100 (+26.3%)	$217,000 → $316,200 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,045 → $1,852 (-9.4%)	$1,117 → $2,356 (+110.9%)

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

Hampshire

Population

6,0088,351

Median household income

$100,809$107,774

Median home value

$217,000$316,200

Median gross rent

$1,117$2,356

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilberts	Hampshire
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	3.5%	10.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	18.7%	16.0%
45 to 54	16.6%	18.6%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.4%
75 and over	1.4%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilberts	Hampshire
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	7.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.9%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilberts	Hampshire
No high school diploma	5.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	16.1%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilberts	Hampshire
Drove alone	72.2%	71.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	2.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.0%	23.7%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilberts	Hampshire
1-unit, detached	71.2%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	28.8%	27.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilberts	Hampshire
Poverty rate	5.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.97	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2004	2003