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.

Housing costs in Gilroy are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in Gilroy, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.43 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall 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, and the average American community has 21.84%.

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.