Gilbert vs Kermit

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

Gilbert and Kermit are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gilbert has the higher population (320 vs 195 in Kermit). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($53,625 vs $32,750 in Kermit). Kermit has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $81,900 in Gilbert).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Kermit
Population	320	195
Median age	51.8 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,625	$32,750
Median home value	$81,900	$115,600
Median gross rent	$717	$784
Housing units	226	122
Homeownership rate	64.5%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Kermit
Population	364 → 320 (-12.1%)	315 → 195 (-38.1%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $53,625 (+30.0%)	$42,500 → $32,750 (-22.9%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $81,900 (-2.3%)	$132,100 → $115,600 (-12.5%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $717 (+34.5%)	$593 → $784 (+32.2%)

Gilbert

Population

364320

Median household income

$41,250$53,625

Median home value

$83,800$81,900

Median gross rent

$533$717

Kermit

Population

315195

Median household income

$42,500$32,750

Median home value

$132,100$115,600

Median gross rent

$593$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Kermit
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	31.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	6.9%	17.9%
35 to 44	15.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	15.3%	2.1%
55 to 64	18.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	23.4%	8.2%
75 and over	1.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Kermit
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Kermit
No high school diploma	20.8%	23.6%
High school graduate	28.8%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Kermit
Drove alone	87.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Kermit
1-unit, detached	58.4%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.5%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Kermit
Poverty rate	13.8%	32.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1986	1973