Gilroy is a city of 59,004 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,027,400. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. 17,540 more people live here than in 2000. The median household earns $133,107, about 62% above the national median. That is roughly 34% ahead of the California median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $133,107, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gilroy
What changed most since 1990
Population31,487 → 59,004(+87%)US over the same years: +35%
White share48.5% → 24.3%(−24.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate12.9% → 6.7%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Gilroy's population equals 3.1% of Santa Clara County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.4%(182)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(278)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.9%(570)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.1%(70)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,360 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gilroy, decade by decade
Gilroy population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
31,487
$98,295
$575,537
16.2%
68.0
2000
41,464
$113,189
$614,262
19.1%
70.5
2010
48,821
$102,628
$852,066
24.6%
70.2
2020
59,520
$130,572
$870,002
28.6%
74.7
2024
59,004
$133,107
$1,027,400
29.3%
72.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
