Gilroy, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 3%

Household income 52%

Unemployment 13%

Index	Gilroy	California	National
Income per capita	$30,763	$31,458	$29,829
Median household income	$84,351	$63,783	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$120,522	$86,568	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,570	$43,419	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,727	$36,599	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,204	$27,020	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.0%	15.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Gilroy is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Gilroy is 52% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gilroy is 13% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Gilroy is 14% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,228$84,351$168,702

City

$42,517$63,783$127,566

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Gilroy median earnings by income bracket

Gilroy employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.2%	2.1%
Manufacturing sector	15.1%	8.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	14.6%
Public administration	4.9%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	1.0%
Education, health & social services	9.9%	31.8%
Other	31.7%	32.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Corralitos, CA	2,557	$115,244	108.3%
Ridgemark, CA	3,175	$112,663	103.6%
San Martin, CA	7,245	$108,611	96.3%
Elkhorn, CA	1,091	$103,750	87.5%
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA	2,288	$102,885	86.0%
Gilroy, CA	52,576	$84,351	52.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burlington, NC	52,570	$37,862	31.6%
Delano, CA	52,538	$36,265	34.4%
West New York, NJ	52,407	$50,334	9.0%
Levittown, PA	52,407	$72,627	31.3%
Elkhart, IN	52,378	$35,555	35.7%
Gilroy, CA	52,576	$84,351	52.5%

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