CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gilbertsville

Pennsylvania · 3,994 residents · 3.35 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 3,994 people, Gilbertsville is a city in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 46% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.5% of locals. Households take in $42,347 a year at the median, 41% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $126,500. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,994

−6%vs 2000

vs 4,242 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(318)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(299)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(282)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(278)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(254)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(647)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(592)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(519)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(347)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(308)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(150)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,347

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,268 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,875

−22%vs 2000

vs $21,633 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$126,500

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $133,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$432

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $511 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.1%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

28.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(4,109)

Black0.8%(33)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(19)

Asian1%(43)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(3,965)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(48)

Asian0.6%(22)

Other0.2%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.9%(54)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.7%(105)

Cambodian1.4%(87)

Korean0.1%(9)

Filipino0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German29.8%(1,835)

Irish15.2%(938)

Italian9.3%(575)

English8.7%(538)

Polish6.7%(414)

American4.2%(262)

Welsh2%(122)

Scottish1.5%(94)

French1.4%(88)

Armenian1.4%(84)

Subsaharan African1.3%(80)

Nigerian1.3%(80)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss1.2%(76)

West Indian1%(63)

Jamaican1%(63)

Greek0.9%(56)

Ukrainian0.9%(54)

Hungarian0.8%(52)

Slovak0.8%(49)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(43)

Dutch0.6%(40)

Swedish0.5%(32)

Portuguese0.5%(28)

British0.4%(27)

Czech0.4%(24)

Croatian0.2%(13)

Iranian0.2%(12)

Slovene0.2%(12)

Arab0.2%(11)

Austrian0.2%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.5%(771)

Married60.5%(1,530)

Widowed2.5%(64)

Divorced6.5%(165)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(520)

Married60.3%(1,437)

Widowed8.8%(209)

Divorced9.1%(218)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 4.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.1%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 87.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)35.4%(142)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.7%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 401 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper