Babbitt vs Gilbert

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

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

Gilbert has the higher population (1,693 vs 1,420 in Babbitt). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($62,625 vs $54,318 in Babbitt). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($116,200 vs $96,000 in Babbitt).

Population, income & housing

	Babbitt	Gilbert
Population	1,420	1,693
Median age	51.3 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,318	$62,625
Median home value	$96,000	$116,200
Median gross rent	$726	$598
Housing units	836	847
Homeownership rate	81.2%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Babbitt	Gilbert
Population	1,419 → 1,420 (+0.1%)	1,850 → 1,693 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$45,458 → $54,318 (+19.5%)	$53,846 → $62,625 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$75,300 → $96,000 (+27.5%)	$92,500 → $116,200 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $726 (+10.7%)	$671 → $598 (-10.9%)

Babbitt

Population

1,4191,420

Median household income

$45,458$54,318

Median home value

$75,300$96,000

Median gross rent

$656$726

Gilbert

Population

1,8501,693

Median household income

$53,846$62,625

Median home value

$92,500$116,200

Median gross rent

$671$598

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Babbitt	Gilbert
Under 5	3.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	14.5%	15.2%
75 and over	15.8%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Babbitt	Gilbert
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Babbitt	Gilbert
No high school diploma	9.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	24.2%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Babbitt	Gilbert
Drove alone	78.5%	88.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.6%	2.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Babbitt	Gilbert
1-unit, detached	92.1%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.4%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Babbitt	Gilbert
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.8%
Average household size	2.01	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1958	1953