Gilbertville vs La Porte City

A side-by-side comparison of Gilbertville and La Porte City: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilbertville and La Porte City are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Porte City has the higher population (2,170 vs 736 in Gilbertville). Gilbertville has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $62,750 in La Porte City). Gilbertville has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $146,900 in La Porte City).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
Population	736	2,170
Median age	40.3 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$62,750
Median home value	$187,500	$146,900
Median gross rent	$815	$802
Housing units	343	976
Homeownership rate	88.0%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
Population	859 → 736 (-14.3%)	2,743 → 2,170 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$61,528 → $83,750 (+36.1%)	$60,298 → $62,750 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $187,500 (+22.3%)	$120,100 → $146,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $815 (+40.8%)	$650 → $802 (+23.4%)

Gilbertville

Population

859736

Median household income

$61,528$83,750

Median home value

$153,300$187,500

Median gross rent

$579$815

La Porte City

Population

2,7432,170

Median household income

$60,298$62,750

Median home value

$120,100$146,900

Median gross rent

$650$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
Under 5	3.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	17.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.8%	8.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.4%
75 and over	9.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
No high school diploma	0.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	40.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
Drove alone	74.5%	84.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	6.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
1-unit, detached	90.4%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Gilbertville	La Porte City
Poverty rate	4.2%	11.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1974	1960