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Gilroy, CA

59,004 Population
16.5 square miles 3,568.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,965 ±$2,251 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $79,109 ±$693
  • about the same as the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
$133,107 ±$9,176 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $162,111 ±$1,963
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310

6.7% ±1.2% (3,930  ±675) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 7.1% 137,301 (±0.3% / ±5,229)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)

33.3 minutes ±1.1 (787,640  ±44,368) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 26.6 20,408,916 (±0.2 / ±206,525)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

17,459 ±483 Number of households
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 679,914 ±1,845
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
3.3 ±0.1 (58,369  ±139) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 2.8 1,928,783 (±0 / ±507)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212

5.1% ±1.6% (690  ±215) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 20,550 (±0.2% / ±1,035)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)

Housing

18,054 ±517 Number of housing units
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 720,159 ±287
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665

$1,027,400 ±$26,941 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $1,447,800 ±$13,455
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307

8.8% ±2% (5,144  ±1,141) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 13.8% 269,927 (±0.3% / ±6,624.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)

Social

83.4% ±3.2% (31,298  ±1,386.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 89.1% 1,239,491 (±0.6% / ±7,917.8)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
29.3% ±2% (10,988  ±795.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 55.5% 771,840 (±0.4% / ±5,890.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

24.3% ±2% (14,343  ±1,194) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 40.8% 803,244
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301

3.2% ±0.6% (1,360  ±240) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 41,943 (±0.1% / ±1,459)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
1,360 Total veterans ±240 1,188 Male ±187 172 Female ±124

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