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Gilroy, CA vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Folsom is 0% more densely populated than Gilroy.
- People are 13.1% more likely to be married in Folsom.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years older in Folsom.
 Gilroy, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock79,201329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.338.4
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 Population - 201049,139  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock51,884285,036,114
 Population - 199031,487  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock59.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now74.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,848.393.4
 Land Area16.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gilroy, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Gilroy, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 White26.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.5%12.2%
 Asian9.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gilroy, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Married Population50.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.8%50.2%
 Never Married35.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households17,023  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,90680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 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 19 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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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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