Cambridge vs Gilbert

A side-by-side comparison of Cambridge and Gilbert: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gilbert has the higher population (1,300 vs 948 in Cambridge). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($112,250 vs $74,531 in Cambridge). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $172,800 in Cambridge).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Gilbert
Population	948	1,300
Median age	38.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,531	$112,250
Median home value	$172,800	$267,200
Median gross rent	$1,080	$887
Housing units	405	521
Homeownership rate	84.6%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Gilbert
Population	868 → 948 (+9.2%)	1,013 → 1,300 (+28.3%)
Median household income	$72,813 → $74,531 (+2.4%)	$88,333 → $112,250 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $172,800 (+20.6%)	$206,400 → $267,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,080 (+20.0%)	$710 → $887 (+24.9%)

Cambridge

Population

868948

Median household income

$72,813$74,531

Median home value

$143,300$172,800

Median gross rent

$900$1,080

Gilbert

Population

1,0131,300

Median household income

$88,333$112,250

Median home value

$206,400$267,200

Median gross rent

$710$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Gilbert
Under 5	8.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	17.8%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.1%
75 and over	5.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Gilbert
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	0.2%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.4%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Gilbert
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Gilbert
Drove alone	78.5%	84.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	9.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Gilbert
1-unit, detached	83.0%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Gilbert
Poverty rate	10.4%	5.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1966	1980