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Gilbert Demographics Information

Population: 145,250

Elevation: 1233 feet

County: Maricopa

Land area: 43.0 square miles

Zip codes: 85296, 85299, 85234, 85233.

Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $68,032
Median house value: $135,500

Races in Gilbert:

White Non-Hispanic (79.9%)
Hispanic (11.9%)
Other race (4.8%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
Black (2.4%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Chinese (0.9%)
Filipino (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.4%), English (14.0%), Irish (12.5%), Italian (7.2%), United States (5.6%), Polish (3.8%).

For population 25 years and over in Gilbert

High school or higher: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
Unemployed: 2.5%
Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gilbert town

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 8.7%

6.6% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 2.1% Latin America, 1.2% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Mesa, AZ (4.7 miles, pop. 396,375).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (25.0 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Mesa, AZ (4.7 miles), Chandler, AZ (7.7 miles), Queen Creek, AZ (10.9 miles), Sun Lakes, AZ (11.6 miles), Tempe, AZ (11.8 miles), Santan, AZ (13.6 miles), Guadalupe, AZ (13.8 miles), Apache Junction, AZ (15.4 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4260 buildings, average cost: $115,500
1997: 4246 buildings, average cost: $119,600
1998: 3376 buildings, average cost: $127,000
1999: 2743 buildings, average cost: $136,800
2000: 3308 buildings, average cost: $151,000
2001: 3945 buildings, average cost: $156,200
2002: 3519 buildings, average cost: $158,900

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Manufacturing (16.4%), Retail trade (13.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.0%).