Gilberton

Population: 608
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $35,600

Gilberton is a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to 608 residents. Its median household income of $60,417 runs below the Schuylkill County figure of $66,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Gilberton's population declined 6.7% from 652 to 608, while its median home value rose 11.6% from $31,900 to $35,600.

9.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 608
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $35,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 421
Homeownership rate: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

652608

Median household income

$42,171$60,417

Median home value

$31,900$35,600

Median gross rent

$675$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	652	$42,171	$31,900	$675
2020	537	$43,036	$30,700	$667
2021	440	$45,972	$32,000	$717
2022	447	$50,625	$35,800	$767
2023	608	$60,417	$35,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 544.9%

55 to 6418.9%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	2.6%
5 to 17	125	20.6%
18 to 24	24	3.9%
25 to 34	46	7.6%
35 to 44	101	16.6%
45 to 54	30	4.9%
55 to 64	115	18.9%
65 to 74	100	16.4%
75 and over	51	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	510	83.9%
Black or African American	5	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate52.1%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	19.4%
High school graduate	231	52.1%
Some college or associate's	85	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	39	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	181	90.0%
Carpooled	7	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	29.4%
15 to 29 min	94	48.5%
30 to 44 min	24	12.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	19	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 10.4% (63 of 608)

	Count	Share
Family households	148	58.3%
Nonfamily households	106	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	254	60.3%
Vacant	167	39.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	223	87.8%
Renter-occupied	31	12.2%

1-unit, detached29.9%

1-unit, attached55.6%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	126	29.9%
1-unit, attached	234	55.6%
2 to 4 units	6	1.4%
5 to 19 units	6	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	11.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4229088
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.7951, -76.2233