Gilbert is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 601 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gilbert is the 223rd largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Gilbert, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Gilbert, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Gilbert’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Gilbert does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,500.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Gilbert, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Also of interest is that Gilbert has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gilbert has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gilbert has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gilbert than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gilbert may be for you.

One downside of living in Gilbert, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.58 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Gilbert doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Gilbert is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.20% of adults 25 and older in Gilbert have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gilbert in 2022 was $40,681, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,724 for a family of four. However, Gilbert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gilbert is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gilbert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilbert residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gilbert include German, English, European, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Gilbert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.