Gilbert vs Pelion

A side-by-side comparison of Gilbert and Pelion: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilbert and Pelion are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pelion has the higher population (1,147 vs 563 in Gilbert). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($76,364 vs $61,250 in Pelion). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($239,100 vs $148,400 in Pelion).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Pelion
Population	563	1,147
Median age	40.3 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,364	$61,250
Median home value	$239,100	$148,400
Median gross rent	$980	$850
Housing units	243	394
Homeownership rate	82.2%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Pelion
Population	701 → 563 (-19.7%)	695 → 1,147 (+65.0%)
Median household income	$69,028 → $76,364 (+10.6%)	$63,194 → $61,250 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $239,100 (+18.8%)	$135,100 → $148,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $980 (+18.8%)	$675 → $850 (+25.9%)

Gilbert

Population

701563

Median household income

$69,028$76,364

Median home value

$201,300$239,100

Median gross rent

$825$980

Pelion

Population

6951,147

Median household income

$63,194$61,250

Median home value

$135,100$148,400

Median gross rent

$675$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Pelion
Under 5	8.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	8.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	31.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	4.4%
75 and over	4.3%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Pelion
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	87.9%
Black or African American	4.6%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Pelion
No high school diploma	8.4%	22.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Pelion
Drove alone	82.3%	85.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	4.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Pelion
1-unit, detached	72.0%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Pelion
Poverty rate	5.3%	15.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1995	1984