Gilroy

Population & Demographics

Gilroy, CA

Gilroy is home to 59,004 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,867 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
59,004
people
Population

59,004 residents

Median age 37.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Gilroy population & demographics

Who lives in Gilroy — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
59,004
Median age
37.0yrs
Median household income
$133,107
Median home value
$1,027,400
Median gross rent
$2,301/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.3%
Poverty rate
6.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Gilroy

How Gilroy breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino58.9%
White24.3%
Asian9.3%
Two or more races4.5%
Black1.8%
Some other race0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Gilroy

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Gilroy.

Gilroy at a glance
Employed Residents
28,867
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Jose
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Gilroy proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Gilroy commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Gilroy

28,867 commutes, one dot at a time

Gilroy

Where 28,867 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Gilroy, by worker count.

1San Jose25.9 mi6,936
2Gilroy0.0 mi4,643
3Morgan Hill8.8 mi1,833
4Santa Clara31.7 mi980
5San Francisco69.6 mi857
6Sunnyvale34.8 mi651
7Fremont42.4 mi620
8Salinas22.7 mi523

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Gilroy.

1Gilroy0.0 mi4,643
2San Jose25.9 mi1,497
3Hollister15.4 mi1,066
4Morgan Hill8.8 mi786
5Salinas22.7 mi654
6Los Banos41.1 mi492
7Watsonville11.8 mi335
8San Martin5.1 mi237

Top industries

The sectors that employ Gilroy’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade20.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.8%
MFManufacturing8.3%
EDEducational Services8.0%
COConstruction7.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.9%
WSWholesale Trade4.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Gilroy

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps90%
5 Gbps90%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Gilroy

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