Gilberts is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,772 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gilberts is the 252nd largest community in Illinois. Gilberts has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Gilberts, where the median household income is $119,719.00. Gilberts real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Gilberts house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gilberts is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gilberts is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilberts who work in management occupations (15.04%), sales jobs (12.00%), and office and administrative support (11.98%). Also of interest is that Gilberts has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.03% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Gilberts is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Gilberts is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Gilberts really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Gilberts perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The education level of Gilberts ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Gilberts, 48.73% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Gilberts in 2022 was $46,460, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,840 for a family of four. Gilberts is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Gilberts home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilberts residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gilberts also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.89% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gilberts include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Gilberts is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
