Gilbert vs Summit

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

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

Summit has the higher population (596 vs 563 in Gilbert). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($76,364 vs $76,250 in Summit). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($239,100 vs $200,400 in Summit).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Summit
Population	563	596
Median age	40.3 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,364	$76,250
Median home value	$239,100	$200,400
Median gross rent	$980	$1,011
Housing units	243	233
Homeownership rate	82.2%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Summit
Population	701 → 563 (-19.7%)	507 → 596 (+17.6%)
Median household income	$69,028 → $76,364 (+10.6%)	$62,143 → $76,250 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $239,100 (+18.8%)	$120,500 → $200,400 (+66.3%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $980 (+18.8%)	$875 → $1,011 (+15.5%)

Gilbert

Population

701563

Median household income

$69,028$76,364

Median home value

$201,300$239,100

Median gross rent

$825$980

Summit

Population

507596

Median household income

$62,143$76,250

Median home value

$120,500$200,400

Median gross rent

$875$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Summit
Under 5	8.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	10.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	12.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	7.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	26.2%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.6%
75 and over	4.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Summit
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	86.1%
Black or African American	4.6%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Summit
No high school diploma	8.4%	14.1%
High school graduate	35.0%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Summit
Drove alone	82.3%	86.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	1.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Summit
1-unit, detached	72.0%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Summit
Poverty rate	5.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1995	1995