Gilbert vs Roland

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

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

Roland has the higher population (1,458 vs 1,300 in Gilbert). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($112,250 vs $84,779 in Roland). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $173,100 in Roland).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Roland
Population	1,300	1,458
Median age	42.3 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$112,250	$84,779
Median home value	$267,200	$173,100
Median gross rent	$887	$983
Housing units	521	702
Homeownership rate	86.6%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Roland
Population	1,013 → 1,300 (+28.3%)	1,408 → 1,458 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$88,333 → $112,250 (+27.1%)	$76,413 → $84,779 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$206,400 → $267,200 (+29.5%)	$146,300 → $173,100 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $887 (+24.9%)	$615 → $983 (+59.8%)

Gilbert

Population

1,0131,300

Median household income

$88,333$112,250

Median home value

$206,400$267,200

Median gross rent

$710$887

Roland

Population

1,4081,458

Median household income

$76,413$84,779

Median home value

$146,300$173,100

Median gross rent

$615$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Roland
Under 5	6.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	17.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	9.1%
75 and over	3.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Roland
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Roland
No high school diploma	1.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	17.8%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Roland
Drove alone	84.4%	84.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Roland
1-unit, detached	86.9%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Roland
Poverty rate	5.0%	0.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1980	1958