Gridley vs Palermo

A side-by-side comparison of Gridley and Palermo: population, income, housing, and more.

Gridley and Palermo are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gridley has the higher population (7,372 vs 5,440 in Palermo). Gridley has the higher median household income ($57,860 vs $47,893 in Palermo). Gridley has the higher median home value ($297,700 vs $287,000 in Palermo).

Population, income & housing

	Gridley	Palermo
Population	7,372	5,440
Median age	34.3 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,860	$47,893
Median home value	$297,700	$287,000
Median gross rent	$1,127	$1,067
Housing units	2,703	2,330
Homeownership rate	46.8%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gridley	Palermo
Population	6,744 → 7,372 (+9.3%)	5,395 → 5,440 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$46,477 → $57,860 (+24.5%)	$42,227 → $47,893 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $297,700 (+56.3%)	$215,300 → $287,000 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,127 (+41.8%)	$885 → $1,067 (+20.6%)

Gridley

Population

6,7447,372

Median household income

$46,477$57,860

Median home value

$190,500$297,700

Median gross rent

$795$1,127

Palermo

Population

5,3955,440

Median household income

$42,227$47,893

Median home value

$215,300$287,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gridley	Palermo
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	18.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	15.6%
75 and over	6.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gridley	Palermo
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	60.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gridley	Palermo
No high school diploma	17.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	26.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gridley	Palermo
Drove alone	83.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	11.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	8.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gridley	Palermo
1-unit, detached	78.9%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	42.2%

Poverty & households

	Gridley	Palermo
Poverty rate	11.6%	21.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1966	1978