Gilberts vs West Dundee

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

Gilberts and West Dundee 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 7,867 in West Dundee). Gilberts has the higher median household income ($119,719 vs $104,750 in West Dundee). West Dundee has the higher median home value ($342,900 vs $330,100 in Gilberts).

Population, income & housing

	Gilberts	West Dundee
Population	8,389	7,867
Median age	40.2 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$119,719	$104,750
Median home value	$330,100	$342,900
Median gross rent	$1,852	$1,697
Housing units	3,045	3,123
Homeownership rate	88.1%	54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.7%	45.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilberts	West Dundee
Population	7,823 → 8,389 (+7.2%)	7,644 → 7,867 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$97,135 → $119,719 (+23.3%)	$91,970 → $104,750 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$261,300 → $330,100 (+26.3%)	$264,800 → $342,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,045 → $1,852 (-9.4%)	$1,281 → $1,697 (+32.5%)

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

West Dundee

Population

7,6447,867

Median household income

$91,970$104,750

Median home value

$264,800$342,900

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilberts	West Dundee
Under 5	4.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	23.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	3.5%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	18.5%
35 to 44	18.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	16.6%	16.4%
55 to 64	8.2%	10.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	6.7%
75 and over	1.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilberts	West Dundee
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	81.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.9%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilberts	West Dundee
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	16.1%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilberts	West Dundee
Drove alone	72.2%	72.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.0%	17.9%
Other means	2.3%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilberts	West Dundee
1-unit, detached	71.2%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	28.8%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilberts	West Dundee
Poverty rate	5.7%	4.5%
Average household size	2.97	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	2004	1988