Gilbert vs Huxley

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

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

Huxley has the higher population (4,440 vs 1,300 in Gilbert). Huxley has the higher median household income ($122,716 vs $112,250 in Gilbert). Huxley has the higher median home value ($296,100 vs $267,200 in Gilbert).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Huxley
Population	1,300	4,440
Median age	42.3 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$112,250	$122,716
Median home value	$267,200	$296,100
Median gross rent	$887	$1,260
Housing units	521	1,599
Homeownership rate	86.6%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	58.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Huxley
Population	1,013 → 1,300 (+28.3%)	3,769 → 4,440 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$88,333 → $112,250 (+27.1%)	$104,457 → $122,716 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$206,400 → $267,200 (+29.5%)	$197,700 → $296,100 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $887 (+24.9%)	$771 → $1,260 (+63.4%)

Gilbert

Population

1,0131,300

Median household income

$88,333$112,250

Median home value

$206,400$267,200

Median gross rent

$710$887

Huxley

Population

3,7694,440

Median household income

$104,457$122,716

Median home value

$197,700$296,100

Median gross rent

$771$1,260

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Huxley
Under 5	6.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	28.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	1.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	17.7%
45 to 54	17.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	2.3%
75 and over	3.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Huxley
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Huxley
No high school diploma	1.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	17.8%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	45.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Huxley
Drove alone	84.4%	88.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Huxley
1-unit, detached	86.9%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Huxley
Poverty rate	5.0%	3.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1980	1999