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Yreka, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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- Gilroy is 0% more densely populated than Yreka.
- People are 21.5% more likely to be married in Gilroy.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Gilroy.
 Yreka, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock58,802329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 20107,791  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,464285,036,114
 Population - 19906,948  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 Area10.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yreka, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Yreka, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 White68.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yreka, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed10.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.432.60
 Households3,210  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,64780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,507  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Yreka    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Visited this place. Whinney and Joan at the Chamber of Commerce were awesome. Everyone in town waved, stopped to let us cross the road, and were friendly. Looking into  More

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Over 16 years ago

corupt city government, "good ole boy" system, insanely high utilites, groceries, and gas. rude, judgemental people, no jobs, lame everything else, welcome to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wanna' live here? Hope you're ultra-conservative and prefer no growth whatsoever except for the size of your wallet. Enjoy lively communities? Stay away from Yreka.  More

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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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