Gilroy is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 58,005 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Gilroy is the 158th largest community in California. Gilroy home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Gilroy real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Gilroy is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gilroy is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilroy who work in management occupations (11.23%), sales jobs (11.09%), and office and administrative support (9.88%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Gilroy, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Gilroy citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.40% of adults in Gilroy have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gilroy in 2022 was $44,660, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,640 for a family of four. However, Gilroy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gilroy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gilroy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Gilroy, accounting for 58.80% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Gilroy residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gilroy include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Portuguese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Gilroy's cultural character, accounting for 24.47% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Gilroy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
