Bryn Mawr vs Gilbertsville

A side-by-side comparison of Bryn Mawr and Gilbertsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Bryn Mawr and Gilbertsville are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gilbertsville has the higher population (5,999 vs 5,777 in Bryn Mawr). Gilbertsville has the higher median household income ($117,426 vs $87,218 in Bryn Mawr). Bryn Mawr has the higher median home value ($391,900 vs $354,700 in Gilbertsville).

Population, income & housing

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
Population	5,777	5,999
Median age	25.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$87,218	$117,426
Median home value	$391,900	$354,700
Median gross rent	$2,113	$1,089
Housing units	2,200	2,242
Homeownership rate	44.7%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	41.9%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
Population	3,708 → 5,777 (+55.8%)	5,438 → 5,999 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $87,218 (+20.3%)	$92,917 → $117,426 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$296,400 → $391,900 (+32.2%)	$271,600 → $354,700 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,510 → $2,113 (+39.9%)	$956 → $1,089 (+13.9%)

Bryn Mawr

Population

3,7085,777

Median household income

$72,500$87,218

Median home value

$296,400$391,900

Median gross rent

$1,510$2,113

Gilbertsville

Population

5,4385,999

Median household income

$92,917$117,426

Median home value

$271,600$354,700

Median gross rent

$956$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
Under 5	1.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	7.7%	20.9%
18 to 24	41.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	6.9%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	15.1%
55 to 64	8.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.4%
75 and over	7.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	95.0%
Black or African American	8.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
No high school diploma	2.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	15.8%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	33.6%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
Drove alone	41.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	3.4%
Public transit	6.3%	0.4%
Walked	20.9%	5.0%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.8%	11.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
1-unit, detached	17.7%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	32.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	24.7%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	5.8%
20 or more units	21.2%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bryn Mawr	Gilbertsville
Poverty rate	20.4%	3.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1952	1982