Gonzales is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 7,221 people and three associated neighborhoods, Gonzales is the 308th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gonzales is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gonzales is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gonzales who work in office and administrative support (19.03%), management occupations (11.92%), and sales jobs (10.17%). One of the benefits of Gonzales is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.42 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Gonzales is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Gonzales is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.77% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Gonzales in 2022 was $27,432, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,728 for a family of four. However, Gonzales contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gonzales is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gonzales home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Gonzales, accounting for 60.28% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Gonzales residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gonzales include German, English, French, Scots-Irish, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Gonzales is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
