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Population (year 2000): 109,697. Estimated
population in July 2005: 173,989 (+58.6% change)
Males: 54,531 (49.7%), Females: 55,166 (50.3%)
Maricopa County
Zip codes:
85233,
85234,
85296.
Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $68,032 (year 2000)
Median house value: $157,300 (year 2000)
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%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), English (14.0%),
Irish (12.5%), Italian (7.2%), United States (5.6%), Polish
(3.8%).
Elevation: 1236 feet
Land area: 43.0 square miles
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%
6.6% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 2.1% Latin
America, 1.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +79,585
(+264.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gilbert:
- LUTHERAN HEART HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MESA, AZ)
- VALLEY LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MESA, AZ)
- CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CHANDLER,
AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gilbert:
- WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 9 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID:
IWA)
- PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 18 miles; PHOENIX,
AZ; ID: PHX)
- LUKE AFB (about 44 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gilbert:
- CHANDLER MUNI (about 6 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; ID: CHD)
- FALCON FLD (about 8 miles; MESA, AZ; ID: FFZ)
- STELLAR AIRPARK (about 11 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; ID:
P19)
Amtrak station near Gilbert:
- 19 miles: PHOENIX AIRPORT (PHOENIX, TERMINAL 2) -
Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gilbert:
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
CHANDLER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,990)
- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MESA, AZ; FT
enrollment: 11,928)
- SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
SCOTTSDALE, AZ; FT enrollment: 5,345)
- RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; TEMPE,
AZ; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD (about 13
miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,057)
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 14
miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 37,174)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS (about 19
miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 9,152)
Public high schools in Gilbert:
- MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 3,034;
Location: 500 S MCQUEEN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GILBERT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,996;
Location: 1101 EAST ELLIOT RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,347;
Location: 4301 EAST GUADALUPE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HIGLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,126;
Location: 4068 EAST PECOS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DESERT HILLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 384;
Location: 1515 S. VAL VISTA DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GILBERT LEARNING CENTER (Students: 197;
Location: 140 S. GILBERT RD.; Grades: 07 - 12)
- GILBERT NIGHT SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location:
140 S. GILBERT RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Gilbert:
- EVIT GILBERT (Students: 2,128; Location: 140
S GILBERT ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
- GREENFIELD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,472; Location: 101 SOUTH GREENFIELD ROAD; Grades: 07 -
08)
- SAN TAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,185;
Location: 3443 E. CALISTOGA; Grades: PK - 08)
- EDU-PRIZE (Students: 1,128; Location: 580 W.
MELODY AVE.; Grades: KG - 08)
- MESQUITE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,034;
Location: 140 SOUTH GILBERT ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- GILBERT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,002;
Location: 1016 N. BURK; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FINLEY FARMS ELEMENTARY (Students: 989;
Location: 375 S. COLUMBUS DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- CAROL RAE RANCH ELEMENTARY (Students: 968;
Location: 3777 E. HOUSTON AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- GILBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 950;
Location: 175 W. ELLIOTT; Grades: PK - 06)
- SETTLERS POINT ELEMENTARY (Students: 900;
Location: 423 E. SETTLER'S POINT DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Gilbert:
- LA PETITE ACADEMY (Students: 308; Location:
700 S. ISLAND DRIVE WEST; Grades: PK - 4)
- CHRISTS GREENFIELD LUTHERAN SC (Students:
280; Location: 425 N GREENFIELD RD; Grades: PK - 6)
- HERITAGE CHILD CARE PRESCHOOL (Students: 250;
Location: 919 E GUADALUPE ROAD; Grades: PK - 2)
- SURREY GARDEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
100; Location: 450 E PARK AVE; Grades: KG - 9)
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