Gilbert vs Wisner

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

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

Wisner has the higher population (1,020 vs 318 in Gilbert). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($49,750 vs $34,145 in Wisner). Wisner has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $86,400 in Gilbert).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Wisner
Population	318	1,020
Median age	40.5 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,750	$34,145
Median home value	$86,400	$125,000
Median gross rent	$566	$670
Housing units	195	448
Homeownership rate	59.3%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	17.1%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Wisner
Population	464 → 318 (-31.5%)	820 → 1,020 (+24.4%)
Median household income	$26,625 → $49,750 (+86.9%)	$23,194 → $34,145 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$61,100 → $86,400 (+41.4%)	$96,900 → $125,000 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$418 → $566 (+35.4%)	$420 → $670 (+59.5%)

Gilbert

Population

464318

Median household income

$26,625$49,750

Median home value

$61,100$86,400

Median gross rent

$418$566

Wisner

Population

8201,020

Median household income

$23,194$34,145

Median home value

$96,900$125,000

Median gross rent

$420$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Wisner
Under 5	0.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	7.9%	21.4%
18 to 24	24.5%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.3%	7.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	6.1%
45 to 54	2.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	19.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	13.0%
75 and over	14.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Wisner
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	52.0%
Black or African American	41.5%	47.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Wisner
No high school diploma	25.4%	16.1%
High school graduate	25.4%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Wisner
Drove alone	82.6%	92.4%
Carpooled	17.4%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Wisner
1-unit, detached	66.7%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Wisner
Poverty rate	19.5%	37.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	46	20
Median year structure built	1987	1969