Gilbert CreekWV
A town of 1,061.
Is Gilbert Creek a good place to live?
The best of Gilbert Creek’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. Only 1 of West Virginia’s 141 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Gilbert Creek. Gilbert Creek’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the West Virginia town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Gilbert Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,061 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Gilbert Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Gilbert Creek is from typical.
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Moving to Gilbert Creek: who provides what
Gilbert Creek is unincorporated, so Mingo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gilbert Creek.
Gilbert Creek stands out in West Virginia and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
21% of Gilbert Creek adults report frequent physical distress, against 17% in West Virginia’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 31% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Gilbert Creek. Gilbert Creek beats the West Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Gilbert Creek | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Gilbert Creek | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.1% | 19.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.1% | 10.6% |
| More smokers | 24.4% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gilbert Creek faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 5 have a higher FEMA risk score than Gilbert Creek.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than West Virginia overall
Children under 18 are 34% of residents (20% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (21% statewide). 17% of Gilbert Creek adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. 22% never finished high school.
| Gilbert Creek | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 17% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 42.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 33% and 58% women
The Census survey reached too few of Gilbert Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.6 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Gilbert Creek | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 33.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.4% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 26.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.8% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 22.3% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.9% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.2% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Gilbert Creek than in most of West Virginia or the rest of the country
No town among the 62 in West Virginia we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gilbert Creek. Jobs based in Gilbert Creek fell to 28 in 2023, 24 fewer than in 2013. Gilbert Creek’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Gilbert Creek | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gilbert Creek has four seasons and pleasant summers
Gilbert Creek has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Gilbert Creek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gilbert Creek; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Gilbert Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Gilbert Creek for work
Where Gilbert Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gilbert Creek
CDP in West Virginia, United States
Gilbert Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2020 census (up from 1,090 at the 2010 census). The community takes its name from nearby Gilbert Creek.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,106 ft
Questions about Gilbert Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gilbert Creek, WV expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.