Photo: Tony the Marine · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gilbert run?
Gilbert’s town government spent $326.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,186 per resident. Water and other utilities ($44 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Gilbert is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,186 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,070 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Gilbert’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,070 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 Arizona cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,273, and the middle half spent $972–$1,696. Gilbert spent less than 64% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($44.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arizona cities that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Gilbert itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Gilbert reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,070 · 2023: $1,057 · 2024: $1,186. Per resident it went from $1,070 to $1,186 (up 11%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 257,658 to 275,346.
full-time in March 2025, up from 1,421 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,417 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.42% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gilbert’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Gilbert’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gilbert →
Who’s in charge in Gilbert
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gilbert’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on gilbertaz.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 175 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (275,346).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Gilbert Unified District
Gilbert’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,767 per pupil, $6,192 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal.
Higley Unified District · $9,745 per pupil
Chandler Unified District · $11,211 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Gilbert’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gilbert alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Maricopa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.0%1,051,531 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.5%980,016 votesOthers: 1.5% (30,497 votes).
Most votes in Maricopa County: Donald J Trump
100% of Gilbert lies in Maricopa County. Every 2024 race in Maricopa County is on the county’s page.
Maricopa County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Gilbert sends 4 representatives to the Arizona House alone.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: gilbertaz.gov ↗
- 2Arizona HouseGilbert is split between 2 districts
- 3Arizona SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arizona
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Gilbert compares with the towns next door
Gilbert spent $1,070 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $687 to $1,273. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Creek | $687 | $2,754 |
| Chandler | $1,224 | $2,258 |
| Mesa | $1,273 | $1,604 |
| Gilbert | $1,070 | $2,417 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Gilbert’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gilbert’s government
How much does Gilbert spend per resident?
About $1,186 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,070 was less than 64% of 47 Arizona cities that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Gilbert?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,417 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see gilbertaz.gov.
Who runs Gilbert’s government?
See gilbertaz.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gilbert yet.
How did Gilbert vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gilbert alone. Maricopa County, where 100% of Gilbert lies, voted Trump 51.0%, Harris 47.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gilbert?
1,575 full-time and 82 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $13.0M (about $156.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gilbert in the state legislature?
Gilbert is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Arizona Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gilbert’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →