East Worcester vs Gilbertsville

A side-by-side comparison of East Worcester and Gilbertsville: population, income, housing, and more.

East Worcester and Gilbertsville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gilbertsville has the higher population (337 vs 265 in East Worcester). East Worcester has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $71,500 in Gilbertsville). Gilbertsville has the higher median home value ($151,800 vs $97,500 in East Worcester).

Population, income & housing

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
Population	265	337
Median age	42.9 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$71,500
Median home value	$97,500	$151,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,105
Housing units	164	194
Homeownership rate	90.4%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
Population	231 → 265 (+14.7%)	393 → 337 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$60,893 → $73,750 (+21.1%)	$79,250 → $71,500 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$85,600 → $97,500 (+13.9%)	$132,800 → $151,800 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,173 (+25.1%)	$675 → $1,105 (+63.7%)

East Worcester

Population

231265

Median household income

$60,893$73,750

Median home value

$85,600$97,500

Median gross rent

$938$1,173

Gilbertsville

Population

393337

Median household income

$79,250$71,500

Median home value

$132,800$151,800

Median gross rent

$675$1,105

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
Under 5	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	11.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.7%
35 to 44	25.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	3.8%	17.5%
55 to 64	20.8%	11.0%
65 to 74	20.0%	11.0%
75 and over	4.2%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	50.3%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
Drove alone	69.1%	81.7%
Carpooled	30.9%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
1-unit, detached	75.6%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	East Worcester	Gilbertsville
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.82	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938