Housing data for Gilbertsville, PA
Gilbertsville, PA has an estimated 6,165 residents and 2,373 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County.
17.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,171 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+13.4%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 6,165 (±552)
- Housing units
- 2,373 (±136)
- Households that rent
- 17.7%
- Median gross rent
- $1,171
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +13.4%
What stands out in Gilbertsville
Households that rent: 17.7% (±5.4 points) in Gilbertsville, lower than in Montgomery County (28.6%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 21.6% (±5.6 points) in Gilbertsville, higher than in Montgomery County (14.5%).
Median gross rent: $1,171 (±$83) in Gilbertsville, lower than in Montgomery County ($1,683).
Working from home: 12.9% (±4.5 points) in Gilbertsville, lower than in Montgomery County (23.3%).
- Renters and owners in Gilbertsville
- Heating fuel in Gilbertsville
- Median rent in Gilbertsville
- Commute and cars in Gilbertsville
Housing in Gilbertsville at a glance
- Median rent: $1,171 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,217 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 32.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 17.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $116,818 median household income
- Home values: $359,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,110 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,785 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 10.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 78.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 45.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 6.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 37.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 30.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +13.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 20.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Gilbertsville against Montgomery County, its state and the nation
| Gilbertsville | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 6,165 (±552) | 867,573 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 2,373 (±136) | 350,351 (±250) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 17.7% (±5.4 points) | 28.6% (±0.6 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,171 (±$83) | $1,683 (±$19) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $116,818 (±$28,343) | $113,915 (±$1,905) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $359,100 (±$12,201) | $436,700 (±$2,838) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,785 (±$311) | $5,875 (±$49) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 45.0% (±8.8 points) | 61.1% (±1.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 30.3 minutes (±3.3) | 27.8 minutes (±0.3) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 96.1% (±2.3 points) | 94.3% (±0.3 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.0 years (±2.2) | 41.2 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Gilbertsville covers 3.3 square miles of land, about 1,841 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Gilbertsville has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 5,438 (±194) | 6,165 (±552) | +13.4% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 2,083 (±86) | 2,373 (±136) | +13.9% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $956 (±$76) | $1,171 (±$83) | +22.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $271,600 (±$10,658) | $359,100 (±$12,201) | +32.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $92,917 (±$7,367) | $116,818 (±$28,343) | +25.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,916 (±$108) | $2,110 (±$168) | +10.1% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,227 (±$226) | $4,785 (±$311) | +13.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 26.1% (±5.2 points) | 17.7% (±5.4 points) | −8.4 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±4.7 points) | 6.9% (±10.9 points) | +6.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Montgomery County
Gilbertsville has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Montgomery County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Montgomery County recorded 107 violent and 1,492 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Gilbertsville
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19525 | 18% | 17,725 | $1,202 | $405,400 | $140,403 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Gilbertsville
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyertown | 1.6 mi | $1,131 | $212,600 | 59.3% |
| New Berlinville | 2.0 mi | — | $169,500 | 2.2% |
| New Hanover Township | 2.5 mi | $1,297 | $432,200 | 1.9% |
| Colebrookdale Township | 2.8 mi | $1,419 | $249,500 | 8.6% |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | 3.1 mi | $2,155 | $338,300 | 11.0% |
| Halfway House | 3.4 mi | $2,248 | $331,900 | 15.9% |
| Bechtelsville | 3.5 mi | $1,191 | $242,000 | 28.9% |
| Pottsgrove | 4.1 mi | $1,698 | $332,600 | 5.4% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Gilbertsville
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amity Township (Berks County) | $1,316 | $362,600 | $118,296 | 15.8% |
| Schnecksville | $1,223 | $362,000 | $114,375 | 24.5% |
| South Fayette Township | $1,203 | $340,700 | $124,112 | 18.3% |
| Sadsbury Township (Chester County) | $1,357 | $355,200 | $116,570 | 15.1% |
| Mountville | $1,131 | $279,700 | $97,206 | 22.6% |
| Shrewsbury | $1,044 | $298,100 | $101,833 | 19.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Gilbertsville, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Gilbertsville, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Gilbertsville is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Douglass Township (Montgomery County), whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Gilbertsville
What is the average rent in Gilbertsville, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Gilbertsville is $1,171 (±$83) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Gilbertsville?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Gilbertsville, PA is $1,056 (±$144) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Gilbertsville rent-burdened?
32.1% of renting households in Gilbertsville pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Gilbertsville?
Gilbertsville has an estimated 406 (±132) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Gilbertsville?
The median household income in Gilbertsville is $116,818 (±$28,343) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Gilbertsville, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $359,100 (±$12,201) for owner-occupied homes in Gilbertsville (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Gilbertsville growing?
In Gilbertsville, the number of residents went from 5,438 in 2015–2019 to 6,165 in 2020–2024 (+13.4%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Gilbertsville?
The ZIP code that covers Gilbertsville is 19525.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 19525?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19525 is $1,202 (±$78) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Gilbertsville CDP, Pennsylvania (place:29096, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .