Gilbertville is home to 761 people in Iowa. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $643 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $197,400, having more than doubled since 2000. The poverty rate is 3.2%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,583, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gilbertville
What changed most since 1990
White share98.6% → 95.0%(−3.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree3.9% → 28.9%(+25.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era78.4%(29)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gilbertville, decade by decade
Gilbertville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
732
$71,402
$111,123
3.9%
3.4
2000
767
$75,580
$149,558
10.1%
2.9
2010
712
$56,943
$180,253
10.1%
7.2
2020
794
$80,298
$177,564
23.8%
11.9
2024
761
$79,583
$197,400
28.9%
12.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
