Gilbertville vs Washburn

A side-by-side comparison of Gilbertville and Washburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gilbertville has the higher population (736 vs 658 in Washburn). Gilbertville has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $75,278 in Washburn). Gilbertville has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $133,900 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbertville	Washburn
Population	736	658
Median age	40.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$75,278
Median home value	$187,500	$133,900
Median gross rent	$815	$930
Housing units	343	270
Homeownership rate	88.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbertville	Washburn
Population	859 → 736 (-14.3%)	643 → 658 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$61,528 → $83,750 (+36.1%)	$66,172 → $75,278 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $187,500 (+22.3%)	$108,400 → $133,900 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $815 (+40.8%)	—

Gilbertville

Population

859736

Median household income

$61,528$83,750

Median home value

$153,300$187,500

Median gross rent

$579$815

Washburn

Population

643658

Median household income

$66,172$75,278

Median home value

$108,400$133,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbertville	Washburn
Under 5	3.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	17.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	8.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	8.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.5%
75 and over	9.0%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbertville	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbertville	Washburn
No high school diploma	0.4%	7.9%
High school graduate	40.4%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbertville	Washburn
Drove alone	74.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	8.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbertville	Washburn
1-unit, detached	90.4%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilbertville	Washburn
Poverty rate	4.2%	5.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1974	1959