Calvert City vs Gilbertsville

A side-by-side comparison of Calvert City and Gilbertsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Calvert City and Gilbertsville are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Calvert City has the higher population (2,522 vs 405 in Gilbertsville). Calvert City has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $101,100 in Gilbertsville). Since 2019, Calvert City's population has grown faster (+0.4% vs -28.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
Population	2,522	405
Median age	40.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,566	—
Median home value	$157,400	$101,100
Median gross rent	$820	$657
Housing units	1,312	249
Homeownership rate	53.4%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
Population	2,513 → 2,522 (+0.4%)	569 → 405 (-28.8%)
Median household income	$52,446 → $42,566 (-18.8%)	$29,215 → $30,731 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$106,200 → $157,400 (+48.2%)	$82,300 → $101,100 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $820 (+26.7%)	$701 → $657 (-6.3%)

Calvert City

Population

2,5132,522

Median household income

$52,446$42,566

Median home value

$106,200$157,400

Median gross rent

$647$820

Gilbertsville

Population

569405

Median household income

$29,215$30,731

Median home value

$82,300$101,100

Median gross rent

$701$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
Under 5	4.2%	9.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	6.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	2.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	22.7%
35 to 44	20.1%	6.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	30.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	8.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.9%
75 and over	9.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
No high school diploma	8.1%	22.7%
High school graduate	29.7%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
Drove alone	88.5%	47.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	52.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
1-unit, detached	74.6%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	32.9%

Poverty & households

	Calvert City	Gilbertsville
Poverty rate	16.4%	71.9%
Average household size	2.11	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1973	1974