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Gilbert, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Gilbert is a Census town of 280,262 people across 68.78 square miles of land, in Maricopa County. Median household income is $122,551, 73.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 440 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $252.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gilbert
What Gilbert is
- Census place typetown
- Land area68.78 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,075
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaricopa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilbert
How many people live in Gilbert
- Population280,262
- Median age36.1
- Population under 1878,861
- Share under 1828.1 percent
- Population 65 and over30,955
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households96,363
- Family households72,602
- Share of households that are families75.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilbert
Income and work in Gilbert
- Median household income$122,551
- Per capita income$52,085
- Civilian labor force152,635
- Employed147,290
- Unemployed5,345
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over178,877
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilbert
Housing in Gilbert
- Housing units100,336
- Occupied units96,363
- Vacant units3,973
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent
- Owner occupied70,398
- Renter occupied25,965
- Ownership rate73.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$575,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,110
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent
- Single family units85,625
- Share single family85.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,447
- Share in buildings of two or more14.4 percent
- Mobile homes252 plus or minus 117
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilbert
How Gilbert gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute107,509
- Commuting under 15 minutes23,722
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38,035
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.4 percent
- Drove alone63.0 percent
- Carpooled7.1 percent
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home26.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilbert
SBA loans in Gilbert (7(a))
- Approvals440
- Gross approval$252,806,800
- Average approval$574,561
- Median approval$313,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,420,090
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported5,343
- Jobs per approval12.1
- Loans with a final outcome94
- Paid in full85
- Charged off9
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans9.6 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.3 percent
- Share to franchises20.9 percent
- Distinct lenders92
- Distinct industries by NAICS164
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gilbert, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gilbert
SBA loans in Gilbert (504)
- Approvals103
- Gross approval$86,932,000
- Average approval$844,000
- Median approval$507,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,538
- Loans with a final outcome36
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gilbert, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gilbert
Flood risk in Gilbert
- NFIP communityTown of Gilbert
- NFIP community number040044
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date11/04/15
The Town of Gilbert participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 040044 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Maricopa County, not Gilbert
Maricopa County context, not Gilbert figures
- Establishments in Maricopa County109,863
- Covered employment, Maricopa County2,280,645
- Average annual pay, Maricopa County$73,840
- Housing units permitted, Maricopa County36,380
Every figure in this section is published for Maricopa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gilbert.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gilbert questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gilbert, Arizona?
280,262, in 96,363 households. Gilbert town covers 68.78 square miles of land, which is 4,075 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gilbert in?
Maricopa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gilbert?
$122,551. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $575,100. Median gross rent is $2,110 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gilbert businesses?
440 7(a) approvals totaling $252.8 m since FY2020, across 92 lenders, median approval $313,000, plus 103 504 approvals worth $86.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gilbert, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gilbert borrowers get paid back?
Of the 94 loans that have reached a final outcome, 85 were paid in full and 9 charged off, a charge off rate of 9.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Gilbert in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gilbert appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gilbert, town of, community 040044, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gilbert figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maricopa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gilbert.
Is zoning published for Gilbert?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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