Gilroy, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

59,004

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

2.78% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.71%

12.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$133,107

1.18% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.03M

Population & Diversity

Gilroy, CA is home to a population of 59k people, from which 87.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.3% of Gilroy, CA residents were born outside of the country (14.3k people).

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (18.7k people) in Gilroy, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.3k White (Non-Hispanic) and 9.05k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.3%

2024 Citizenship

87.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.3% of Gilroy, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gilroy, CA was 87.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gilroy, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gilroy, CA

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18.7k ± 1.75k
White (Non-Hispanic)
14.3k ± 1.22k
Other (Hispanic)
9.05k ± 1.3k

58.9%

Hispanic Population

34.8k people

58.9% of the people in Gilroy, CA are hispanic (34.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gilroy, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

24.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14.3k people

24.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

14.1k people

As of 2024, 24.3% of Gilroy, CA residents (14.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gilroy, CA was 24.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gilroy, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
570 ± 148
Gulf War (1990s)
239 ± 122
Gulf War (2001-)
182 ± 115

Gilroy, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.38 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gilroy, CA.

Economy

The economy of Gilroy, CA employs 28.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gilroy, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,281 people), Retail Trade (3,400 people), and Manufacturing (3,129 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($146,020), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,211), and Public Administration ($117,148).

Employment

Occupations

28.4k

2024 Value

± 1,439

2.12%

1 Year growth

± 6.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilroy, CA grew at a rate of 2.12%, from 27.8k employees to 28.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gilroy, CA, are Management Occupations (3,822 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,835 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,613 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gilroy, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

28.4k

2024 Value

± 1,439

2.12%

1 Year growth

± 6.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilroy, CA grew at a rate of 2.12%, from 27.8k employees to 28.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gilroy, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,281 people), Retail Trade (3,400 people), and Manufacturing (3,129 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gilroy, CA, though some of these residents may live in Gilroy, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,972

Median earning men ± $4,133

$47,798

Median earning women ± $3,823

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($150,200), Information ($146,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($134,125), Public Administration ($88,802), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gilroy, CA was $1.03M in 2024, which is 3.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $975,800 to $1.03M, a 5.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Gilroy, CA is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gilroy, CA have an average commute time of 33.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gilroy, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.03M

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,941

$10,889

Median Property Taxes

±$691

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gilroy, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gilroy, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62.4%

Homeownership

2024

74.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in Gilroy, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gilroy, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$133,107

Median Household Income

± $9,176

17.5k

Number of Households

± 1,011

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.5k households in Gilroy, CA grew to $133,107 from the previous year's value of $131,554.

The following chart displays the households in Gilroy, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gilroy, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.5%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (12.8%)

In 2024, 70.5% of workers in Gilroy, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (12.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gilroy, CA have a longer commute time (33.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.81% of the workforce in Gilroy, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gilroy, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gilroy, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gilroy, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gilroy, CA (3.93k out of 58.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gilroy, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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