Gonzales, LA Demographic Data
Gonzales, LA Summary
Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 9,837
- Area: 8.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,158.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gonzales, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,314
51%
50.8
Male
5,178
49%
49.2
Total Population
10,492
323,128,000
Gonzales, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
682
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
526
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
679
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
957
9.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
491
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,416
13.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,515
14.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,185
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
642
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
745
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,005
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
407
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
242
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,097
77.2%
77.2
Female
4,139
51.1%
51.3
Male
3,958
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,480
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,012
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,654
15.8%
15.2
Female
998
60.3%
55.8
Male
656
39.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Gonzales, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,959
94.9%
96.8
White
4,996
47.6%
72.6
Black or African American
4,703
44.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
0.0%
0.8
Asian
44
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
27
0.3%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
212
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
533
5.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
838
8.0%
17.8
Mexican
484
4.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
22
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
41
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
291
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,654
92.0%
82.2
Gonzales, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
289
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
564
7.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,807
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,725
24.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
496
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
767
10.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
509
7.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
853
11.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,304
88.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,276
17.8%
31.2
Gonzales, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,888
33.6%
33.7%
Now Married
3,973
46.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,150
13.4%
11.0%
Separated
127
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
467
5.4
5.8%
Gonzales, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,947
91.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
863
8.8%
21.6%
Spanish
613
6.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
235
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.2%
1.1%
Gonzales, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
180
4.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
320
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
348
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
467
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
472
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
633
16.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
606
15.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
612
15.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
248
6.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
80
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
57,045
57,617
Per capita income
27,849
31,128
Gonzales, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
109
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
444
9.0%
9.8
Construction
564
11.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
948
19.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
248
5.0%
6.6
Information
117
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
728
14.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
206
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
308
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
264
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
539
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
264
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
209
4.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
776
15.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,528
30.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
688
13.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,038
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
918
18.6%
18.1%
Gonzales, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,928
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,267
86.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
393
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
120
2.4%
2.7
Other means
24
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
124
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.0
26.6
Gonzales, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
362
9.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,243
31.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,545
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
816
20.6%
21.0
Gonzales, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,966
88.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,700
68.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,266
31.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
532
11.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Gonzales, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,498
1 room
132
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
40
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
282
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
679
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,169
26.0%
19.8
6 rooms
942
20.9%
17.8
7 rooms
671
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
361
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
222
4.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Gonzales, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,498
1-unit, detached
3,200
71.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
32
0.7%
5.9
2-units
39
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
291
6.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
214
4.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
238
5.3%
4.4
20 or more units
180
4.0%
9.0
Mobile home
304
6.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gonzales, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
198
4.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
119
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
270
6.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
440
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
785
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
780
17.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
614
13.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,140
25.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
152
3.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gonzales, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,401
35.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
51
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
2,385
60.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
119
3.0%
1.1
Gonzales, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,631
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
22
1.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
37
2.3%
10.3%
Less than $500
49
3.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
77
4.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
263
16.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
527
32.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
656
40.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
962
59.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
231
14.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
49
3.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
85
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
304
18.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Gonzales, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,203
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
17
1.4%
1.8%
Less than $500
73
6.1%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
125
10.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
236
19.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
752
62.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
63
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
904
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
236
19.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
102
8.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
161
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
119
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
2.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
536
45.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
77
0.0%
0.0%
Gonzales, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,700
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
146
5.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
271
10.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
787
29.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
949
35.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
335
12.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
117
4.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
73
2.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
155,100
205,000