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Portola Valley, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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- Gilroy is 0% more densely populated than Portola Valley.
- People are 21.3% less likely to be married in Gilroy.
- The Median Age is 20.6 years younger in Gilroy.
 Portola Valley, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock58,802329,725,481
 Female Population56.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 20104,367  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,464285,036,114
 Population - 19904,194  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,569.693.4
 Land Area9.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portola Valley, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Portola Valley, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 White75.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portola Valley, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Married Population64.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married17.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.432.60
 Households1,662  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,64780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews
Debra · Gilroy, CA
Property tax rate
Over 15 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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jezik · Gilroy, CA
Gilroy is no place for young workforce families or
Over 19 years ago

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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Muriel · Gilroy, CA
Garlic Capitol
Over 20 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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