Gilbert is not a city, it's a town. What's the difference? Usually when a town gets as large as Gilbert, they adopt a city charter and change to a city structure. The voters in Gilbert have chosen not to do so; they like the small community flavor that the word "town" imparts. Is there a functional difference for a resident? Not that I can tell.
The population of Gilbert was 191,517 as of July 2006. That makes it the 7th largest city/town in Arizona.
Percentage White: 84.7%
Percentage African American: 3.3%
Percentage Asian: 4.8%
Percentage Latino/a or Hispanic (of any race): 12.2%
Percentage of people under 5 years old: 11.4%
Percentage of people over 65 years old: 4.8%
Median age: 31.3
Percentage of people 25 years old and older that graduated from college: 39.5%
Median household income: $76,171
Percentage of people below poverty level: 4.1%
All statistics mentioned here were obtained from the 2005 American Community Survey census estimates.
