California · Census place 29504
Gilroy city, CA
Quick answer
Gilroy city has 58,561 residents, ranking #162 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $131,554, the median home is worth $975,800 and median gross rent runs $2,270 a month.
- Population
- 58,561Gilroy city residents
- Median household income
- $131,554Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $975,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,270Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gilroy city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gilroy city median would spend about 20.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 62.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Arcadia city 55,550
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