Gilberts

Population: 8,389
Median household income: $119,719
Median home value: $330,100

Gilberts, a community in Kane County, Illinois, has 8,389 residents. Its median household income of $119,719 runs above the Kane County figure of $100,678.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gilberts's population grew 7.2% from 7,823 to 8,389, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $261,300 to $330,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,389
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $119,719
Median home value: $330,100
Median gross rent: $1,852
Housing units: 3,045
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8238,389

Median household income

$97,135$119,719

Median home value

$261,300$330,100

Median gross rent

$2,045$1,852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,823	$97,135	$261,300	$2,045
2020	7,941	$96,420	$262,800	$2,151
2021	8,220	$101,298	$265,600	$2,244
2022	8,180	$120,568	$317,600	$1,918
2023	8,389	$119,719	$330,100	$1,852

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over1.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	393	4.7%
5 to 17	1,939	23.1%
18 to 24	290	3.5%
25 to 34	1,089	13.0%
35 to 44	1,567	18.7%
45 to 54	1,389	16.6%
55 to 64	684	8.2%
65 to 74	923	11.0%
75 and over	115	1.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,649	67.3%
Black or African American	20	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	595	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	624	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,501	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree36.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	287	5.0%
High school graduate	927	16.1%
Some college or associate's	1,743	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,086	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	724	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,464	72.2%
Carpooled	198	4.1%
Public transit	15	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,009	21.0%
Other means	111	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	959	25.3%
15 to 29 min	1,054	27.8%
30 to 44 min	1,006	26.6%
45 to 59 min	395	10.4%
60+ min	374	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 5.7% (474 of 8,389)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,226	78.7%
Nonfamily households	603	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,829	92.9%
Vacant	216	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,491	88.1%
Renter-occupied	338	11.9%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached28.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,168	71.2%
1-unit, attached	877	28.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1729171
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1100, -88.3719