2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Hayward, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Gilroy, is 18% more than it is in Hayward and is 41% above the National Average.
- Hayward unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Gilroy unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Hayward, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.9%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.1%45.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,677$41,393$37,638
 Household Income$98,837$116,206$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,081$124,109$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hayward, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.6%4.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%1.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%4.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.3%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.3%20.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%14.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.2%21.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hayward, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%17.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.2%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.0%12.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.9%10.7%13.1%
Reviews for Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 10 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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