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Gilbert is a
large town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It was founded on
July 6, 1891 as a rail siding for Arizona Eastern Railway, and the town
that sprang up around it was incorporated as the Town of Gilbert in
1920. Gilbert received its name from William "Bobby" Gilbert, the owner
of the property that the rail siding was built on. From 1911 through the
1920s, Gilbert was known as the Hay Capital of the World.
Demographics:
Population in
July 2007: 207,550. Population change since 2000: +78.9%
Males: 103,174 (49.7%)
Females: 104,376 (50.3%)
Median resident age: 30.1 years
Arizona median age: 34.2 years
Zip codes: 85233, 85234, 85296, 85299.
Estimated median household income in 2007: $79,976 (it was $68,032
in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $341,800 (it was
$157,100 in 2000)
Median gross rent in 2007: $1,222.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 5.4%
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%)
2008 cost of living index in Gilbert: 96.3 (near average, U.S.
average is 100)
Incorporated
in 1920
Elevation: 1236 feet
Land area: 43.0 square miles. Population density: 4832 people per
square mile
(average).
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%
7,271 residents are foreign born (2.7% Asia, 2.1% Latin America,
1.2% Europe).
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