Gibraltar

Population: 4,937
Median household income: $88,682
Median home value: $212,300

Gibraltar is a community in Wayne County, Michigan, home to 4,937 residents. At $88,682, its median household income sits above Wayne County's $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Gibraltar's population grew 8.9% from 4,535 to 4,937, while its median home value rose 34.3% from $158,100 to $212,300.

The median gross rent is $1,346. 23.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,937
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $88,682
Median home value: $212,300
Median gross rent: $1,346
Housing units: 2,268
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5354,937

Median household income

$70,078$88,682

Median home value

$158,100$212,300

Median gross rent

$942$1,346

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,535	$70,078	$158,100	$942
2020	4,546	$74,919	$167,000	$1,007
2021	4,953	$75,998	$166,100	$1,072
2022	4,950	$80,392	$181,700	$1,166
2023	4,937	$88,682	$212,300	$1,346

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 444.6%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	196	4.0%
5 to 17	712	14.4%
18 to 24	386	7.8%
25 to 34	626	12.7%
35 to 44	226	4.6%
45 to 54	865	17.5%
55 to 64	835	16.9%
65 to 74	758	15.4%
75 and over	333	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,345	88.0%
Black or African American	191	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	82	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	103	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	216	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251	6.9%
High school graduate	1,088	29.9%
Some college or associate's	1,453	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	565	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	286	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,955	84.9%
Carpooled	104	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	227	9.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	489	23.6%
15 to 29 min	827	39.9%
30 to 44 min	486	23.4%
45 to 59 min	156	7.5%
60+ min	117	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 2.5% (122 of 4,937)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,398	66.5%
Nonfamily households	703	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,101	92.6%
Vacant	167	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,674	79.7%
Renter-occupied	427	20.3%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,571	69.3%
1-unit, attached	46	2.0%
2 to 4 units	151	6.7%
5 to 19 units	84	3.7%
20 or more units	46	2.0%
Mobile home & other	370	16.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2632020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.72 sq mi
Center point: 42.1054, -83.2010