Gilroy, California Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Gilroy	California	National
Population	52,576	39,512,223	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	3,257	256	91
Median age	33.5	36.0	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	54%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	49%	46%	43%
Speak English	54%	56%	79%
Speak Spanish	39%	29%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Gilroy is 1172% higher than California
The median age in Gilroy is 7% lower than California
In Gilroy 73.75% of the population is White
In Gilroy 1.71% of the population is Black
In Gilroy 6.21% of the population is Asian

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Gilroy population breakdown by race

Race	Gilroy	California	National
White	73.75%	61.26%	73.35%
Black	1.71%	5.85%	12.63%
Asian	6.21%	13.85%	5.22%
American Indian	0.83%	0.74%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.05%	0.39%	0.18%
Mixed race	4.01%	4.62%	3.06%
Other race	13.45%	13.28%	4.75%

In Gilroy, 60.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Gilroy age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Gilroy, CA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).