Gilbert vs Maxwell

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

Gilbert and Maxwell 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 789 in Maxwell). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($112,250 vs $85,789 in Maxwell). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $147,300 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Maxwell
Population	1,300	789
Median age	42.3 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$112,250	$85,789
Median home value	$267,200	$147,300
Median gross rent	$887	$625
Housing units	521	363
Homeownership rate	86.6%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Maxwell
Population	1,013 → 1,300 (+28.3%)	784 → 789 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$88,333 → $112,250 (+27.1%)	$71,667 → $85,789 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$206,400 → $267,200 (+29.5%)	$118,100 → $147,300 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $887 (+24.9%)	$579 → $625 (+7.9%)

Gilbert

Population

1,0131,300

Median household income

$88,333$112,250

Median home value

$206,400$267,200

Median gross rent

$710$887

Maxwell

Population

784789

Median household income

$71,667$85,789

Median home value

$118,100$147,300

Median gross rent

$579$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Maxwell
Under 5	6.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.1%	20.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.8%	16.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	17.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.5%
75 and over	3.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Maxwell
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Maxwell
No high school diploma	1.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	17.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Maxwell
Drove alone	84.4%	90.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Maxwell
1-unit, detached	86.9%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Maxwell
Poverty rate	5.0%	9.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1980	1941