Colo vs Gilbert

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

Colo 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 751 in Colo). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($112,250 vs $73,125 in Colo). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $147,400 in Colo).

Population, income & housing

	Colo	Gilbert
Population	751	1,300
Median age	42.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,125	$112,250
Median home value	$147,400	$267,200
Median gross rent	$1,200	$887
Housing units	371	521
Homeownership rate	85.0%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colo	Gilbert
Population	984 → 751 (-23.7%)	1,013 → 1,300 (+28.3%)
Median household income	$72,813 → $73,125 (+0.4%)	$88,333 → $112,250 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $147,400 (+24.1%)	$206,400 → $267,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,200 (+39.9%)	$710 → $887 (+24.9%)

Colo

Population

984751

Median household income

$72,813$73,125

Median home value

$118,800$147,400

Median gross rent

$858$1,200

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)

	Colo	Gilbert
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.1%
75 and over	10.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colo	Gilbert
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	1.3%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colo	Gilbert
No high school diploma	4.2%	1.0%
High school graduate	34.8%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colo	Gilbert
Drove alone	86.9%	84.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.6%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colo	Gilbert
1-unit, detached	94.3%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colo	Gilbert
Poverty rate	2.9%	5.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1960	1980