Gilbertsville vs Oreland

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

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

Oreland has the higher population (6,036 vs 5,999 in Gilbertsville). Gilbertsville has the higher median household income ($117,426 vs $110,100 in Oreland). Oreland has the higher median home value ($401,000 vs $354,700 in Gilbertsville).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
Population	5,999	6,036
Median age	39.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$117,426	$110,100
Median home value	$354,700	$401,000
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,182
Housing units	2,242	2,290
Homeownership rate	81.5%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
Population	5,438 → 5,999 (+10.3%)	5,625 → 6,036 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$92,917 → $117,426 (+26.4%)	$97,373 → $110,100 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$271,600 → $354,700 (+30.6%)	$324,500 → $401,000 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,089 (+13.9%)	$1,046 → $1,182 (+13.0%)

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

Oreland

Population

5,6256,036

Median household income

$97,373$110,100

Median home value

$324,500$401,000

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,182

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	10.1%	4.7%
25 to 34	6.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	18.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.0%
75 and over	6.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
No high school diploma	5.4%	2.5%
High school graduate	31.0%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.9%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
Drove alone	80.2%	70.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.4%	6.7%
Walked	5.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
1-unit, detached	79.3%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilbertsville	Oreland
Poverty rate	3.4%	3.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1982	1954