Gilbert vs Slater

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

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

Slater has the higher population (1,498 vs 1,300 in Gilbert). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($112,250 vs $87,708 in Slater). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $222,000 in Slater).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Slater
Population	1,300	1,498
Median age	42.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$112,250	$87,708
Median home value	$267,200	$222,000
Median gross rent	$887	$877
Housing units	521	615
Homeownership rate	86.6%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Slater
Population	1,013 → 1,300 (+28.3%)	1,585 → 1,498 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$88,333 → $112,250 (+27.1%)	$74,219 → $87,708 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$206,400 → $267,200 (+29.5%)	$164,300 → $222,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $887 (+24.9%)	$744 → $877 (+17.9%)

Gilbert

Population

1,0131,300

Median household income

$88,333$112,250

Median home value

$206,400$267,200

Median gross rent

$710$887

Slater

Population

1,5851,498

Median household income

$74,219$87,708

Median home value

$164,300$222,000

Median gross rent

$744$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Slater
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.4%
45 to 54	17.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.5%
75 and over	3.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Slater
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Slater
No high school diploma	1.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	17.8%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Slater
Drove alone	84.4%	74.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.2%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Slater
1-unit, detached	86.9%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Slater
Poverty rate	5.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1980	1972