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Gilberton, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Gilberton is a Census borough of 687 people across 1.42 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $65,060, 82.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gilberton
What Gilberton is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.42 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land484 plus or minus 132
- County holding the largest share of its areaSchuylkill 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.
Gilberton
How many people live in Gilberton
- Population687 plus or minus 188
- Median age42.0
- Population under 18154 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over133 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households277 plus or minus 65
- Family households168 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families60.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilberton
Income and work in Gilberton
- Median household income$65,060 plus or minus $18,597
- Per capita income$26,190
- Civilian labor force271 plus or minus 106
- Employed267 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over494 plus or minus 130
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.4 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilberton
Housing in Gilberton
- Housing units412
- Occupied units277 plus or minus 65
- Vacant units135 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate32.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied228 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied49 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate82.3 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$43,600 plus or minus $15,090
- Median gross rent, monthly$430
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Single family units361 plus or minus 79
- Share single family87.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more0.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilberton
How Gilberton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute257 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more96 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.4 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone88.6 percent plus or minus 50.6
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gilberton
Flood risk in Gilberton
- NFIP communityBorough of Gilberton
- NFIP community number421007
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Gilberton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421007 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Schuylkill County, not Gilberton
Schuylkill County context, not Gilberton figures
- Establishments in Schuylkill County2,705
- Covered employment, Schuylkill County50,294
- Average annual pay, Schuylkill County$54,134
- Housing units permitted, Schuylkill County239
Every figure in this section is published for Schuylkill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gilberton.
All Schuylkill County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Gilberton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gilberton, Pennsylvania?
687, in 277 households. Gilberton borough covers 1.42 square miles of land, which is 484 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gilberton in?
Schuylkill 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 Gilberton?
$65,060. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $43,600. Median gross rent is $430 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gilberton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gilberton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gilberton, borough of, community 421007, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Gilberton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Schuylkill 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 Gilberton.
Is zoning published for Gilberton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.