Gilberton vs Muir

A side-by-side comparison of Gilberton and Muir: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gilberton has the higher population (608 vs 525 in Muir). Muir has the higher median household income ($96,750 vs $60,417 in Gilberton). Muir has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $35,600 in Gilberton).

Population, income & housing

	Gilberton	Muir
Population	608	525
Median age	44.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,417	$96,750
Median home value	$35,600	$205,600
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	421	192
Homeownership rate	87.8%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilberton	Muir
Population	652 → 608 (-6.7%)	424 → 525 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$42,171 → $60,417 (+43.3%)	$67,750 → $96,750 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$31,900 → $35,600 (+11.6%)	$96,500 → $205,600 (+113.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $767 (+13.6%)	$944 → $925 (-2.0%)

Gilberton

Population

652608

Median household income

$42,171$60,417

Median home value

$31,900$35,600

Median gross rent

$675$767

Muir

Population

424525

Median household income

$67,750$96,750

Median home value

$96,500$205,600

Median gross rent

$944$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilberton	Muir
Under 5	2.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	20.6%	19.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	16.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	17.1%
45 to 54	4.9%	7.0%
55 to 64	18.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	16.4%	5.3%
75 and over	8.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilberton	Muir
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilberton	Muir
No high school diploma	19.4%	10.4%
High school graduate	52.1%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilberton	Muir
Drove alone	90.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	3.5%	26.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilberton	Muir
1-unit, detached	29.9%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	55.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Gilberton	Muir
Poverty rate	10.4%	5.7%
Average household size	2.39	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1938	1947