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Gonzales County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Gonzales County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Gonzales County is a small rural Texas county of 19,764 residents with an economy that punches well above its population size, posting a GDP per capita of $155,288 against a median household income of just $58,672 and median worker earnings of $38,198. The workforce is relatively small and modestly educated — labor force participation sits at 58.0% and only 12.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — though the unemployment rate is notably low at 1.4%. The county's population has contracted 4.4% over five years, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $158,900 and median gross rent of $837/month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

19,764

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,672

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.4% since 2018

Gonzales County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,687 (53.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,275 (21.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,571 (13.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,281 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races593 (3.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone244 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,031
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)32
  3. 3.Korean27
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island25
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic17

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

765

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$155,288

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,773

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,627
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,489
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,031
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)975
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities688

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,425
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,079
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,619
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,345
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,273

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.86×)949
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.04×)407
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.72×)1,480
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.27×)761
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)578

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$837/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999585 (11.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999540 (10.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999442 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999378 (7.2%)
  • $20,000 to $24,999334 (6.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999314 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

77.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,198

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,109 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled725 (8.4%)
  • Worked At Home346 (4.0%)
  • Walked313 (3.6%)
  • Other167 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.