Gonzales County, TX

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2021 Population

19,720

5.32% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

36.8

0.272% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

13.9%

5.89% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$55,698

4.32% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$117,100

2.99% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Gonzales County, TX had a population of 19.7k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $55,698. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Gonzales County, TX declined from 20,828 to 19,720, a −5.32% decrease and its median household income declined from $58,210 to $55,698, a −4.32% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gonzales County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (40.4%), White (Hispanic) (24.8%), Other (Hispanic) (15.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.6%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.57%).

None of the households in Gonzales County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.3% of the residents in Gonzales County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Gonzales County, TX was $117,100, and the homeownership rate was 68.4%.

Most people in Gonzales County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Gonzales County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Gonzales County, TX borders Caldwell County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, and Wilson County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Gonzales County, TX is home to a population of 19.7k people, from which 91.3% are citizens. As of 2021, 11.8% of Gonzales County, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.32k people).

In 2021, there were 1.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.97k people) in Gonzales County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.88k White (Hispanic) and 3.14k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.3%

2021 Citizenship

91.4%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 91.3% of Gonzales County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Gonzales County, TX was 91.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gonzales County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gonzales County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.97k ± 40
White (Hispanic)
4.88k ± 657
Other (Hispanic)
3.14k ± 633

51.8%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

51.8% of the people in Gonzales County, TX are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Gonzales County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

11.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.32k people

11.7%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

2.44k people

As of 2021, 11.8% of Gonzales County, TX residents (2.32k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gonzales County, TX was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gonzales County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
364 ± 99
Gulf War (2001-)
154 ± 83
Gulf War (1990s)
129 ± 72

Gonzales County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gonzales County, TX employs 8.65k people. The largest industries in Gonzales County, TX are Manufacturing (1,633 people), Retail Trade (861 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (812 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,729), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($64,028), and Utilities ($61,848).

Employment

Occupations

8.65k

2021 Value

± 604

−3.9%

1 Year decline

± 10.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Gonzales County, TX declined at a rate of −3.9%, from 9k employees to 8.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gonzales County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,094 people), Production Occupations (1,089 people), and Management Occupations (821 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gonzales County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.65k

2021 Value

± 604

−3.9%

1 Year decline

± 10.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Gonzales County, TX declined at a rate of −3.9%, from 9k employees to 8.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gonzales County, TX, are Manufacturing (1,633 people), Retail Trade (861 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (812 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gonzales County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Gonzales County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,710

Median earning men ± $4,470

$29,792

Median earning women ± $2,897

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($78,102), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,300), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,750), Construction ($56,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,476).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

110
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
80
Retail Trade
72
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Gonzales County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 73.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.745%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (73.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.745%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Gonzales County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gonzales County, TX was $117,100 in 2021, which is 0.478 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $113,700 to $117,100, a 2.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Gonzales County, TX is 68.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Gonzales County, TX have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gonzales County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Gonzales County, TX is $55,698. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Gonzales County, TX was Census Tract 6 with a value of $68,944, followed by Census Tract 5 and Census Tract 4, with respective values of $63,690 and $60,375.

Property

$117,100

Median Property Value 2021

±$14,697

$5,128

Median Property Taxes

±$445

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gonzales County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gonzales County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.4%

Homeownership

2021

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 68.4% of the housing units in Gonzales County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gonzales County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6
Census Tract 5
Census Tract 4

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Gonzales County, TX was Census Tract 6 with a value of $68,944, followed by Census Tract 5 and Census Tract 4, with respective values of $63,690 and $60,375.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Gonzales County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,698

Median Household Income

± $4,947

7.5k

Number of Households

± 564

In 2021, the median household income of the 7.5k households in Gonzales County, TX declined from $55,698 from the previous year's value of $58,210.

The following chart displays the households in Gonzales County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gonzales County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Carpooled (7.39%)
Walked (4.44%)

In 2021, 81.4% of workers in Gonzales County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.39%) and those who walked to work (4.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gonzales County, TX have a shorter commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.84% of the workforce in Gonzales County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gonzales County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gonzales County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gonzales County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gonzales County, TX (2.7k out of 19.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gonzales County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

79.7% of the population of Gonzales County, TX has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gonzales County, TX see 2605 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0768% increase from the previous year (2603 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2618 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2618 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,605 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gonzales County, TX

Primary care physicians in Gonzales County, TX see an average of 2,605 patients per year. This represents a 0.0768% increase from the previous year (2,603 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gonzales County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.8% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

20.3%

Uninsured

38%

Employer Coverage

16.3%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

1.24%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gonzales County, TX grew by 12.5% from 18% to 20.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gonzales County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Gonzales County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gonzales County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.6% in Gonzales County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gonzales County, TX.

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