Fort Washington vs Gilbertsville

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Washington and Gilbertsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Washington has the higher population (6,105 vs 5,999 in Gilbertsville). Fort Washington has the higher median household income ($159,302 vs $117,426 in Gilbertsville). Fort Washington has the higher median home value ($561,000 vs $354,700 in Gilbertsville).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
Population	6,105	5,999
Median age	45.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$159,302	$117,426
Median home value	$561,000	$354,700
Median gross rent	$2,031	$1,089
Housing units	2,370	2,242
Homeownership rate	80.4%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.3%	41.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
Population	5,728 → 6,105 (+6.6%)	5,438 → 5,999 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$118,922 → $159,302 (+34.0%)	$92,917 → $117,426 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$432,400 → $561,000 (+29.7%)	$271,600 → $354,700 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,663 → $2,031 (+22.1%)	$956 → $1,089 (+13.9%)

Fort Washington

Population

5,7286,105

Median household income

$118,922$159,302

Median home value

$432,400$561,000

Median gross rent

$1,663$2,031

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)

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	20.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	9.9%	6.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	10.2%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	6.4%
75 and over	10.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	95.0%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.3%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
No high school diploma	3.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	10.9%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.2%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
Drove alone	63.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	3.4%
Public transit	2.3%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.9%	11.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
1-unit, detached	69.9%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Washington	Gilbertsville
Poverty rate	2.8%	3.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1968	1982