Gonzales

Population: 8,526
Median household income: $76,060
Median home value: $593,900

Gonzales, a community in Monterey County, California, has 8,526 residents. Its median household income of $76,060 runs below the Monterey County figure of $94,486.

From 2019 to 2023, Gonzales's population grew 1.8% from 8,375 to 8,526, while its median home value rose 66.8% from $356,000 to $593,900.

9.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,526
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: $76,060
Median home value: $593,900
Median gross rent: $1,570
Housing units: 2,290
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3758,526

Median household income

$65,527$76,060

Median home value

$356,000$593,900

Median gross rent

$1,190$1,570

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,375	$65,527	$356,000	$1,190
2020	8,348	$69,136	$388,800	$1,162
2021	8,628	$73,906	$450,000	$1,300
2022	8,581	$75,638	$577,100	$1,438
2023	8,526	$76,060	$593,900	$1,570

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	738	8.7%
5 to 17	1,964	23.0%
18 to 24	1,084	12.7%
25 to 34	1,186	13.9%
35 to 44	969	11.4%
45 to 54	1,232	14.4%
55 to 64	747	8.8%
65 to 74	380	4.5%
75 and over	226	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	412	4.8%
Black or African American	44	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.3%
Asian	89	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,921	92.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.7%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,789	37.7%
High school graduate	1,375	29.0%
Some college or associate's	1,142	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	205	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	229	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,894	80.4%
Carpooled	419	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	2.2%
Other means	148	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	377	10.7%
15 to 29 min	2,100	59.7%
30 to 44 min	799	22.7%
45 to 59 min	37	1.1%
60+ min	207	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.75
Poverty rate: 8.0% (677 of 8,498)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,029	89.2%
Nonfamily households	246	10.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,275	99.3%
Vacant	15	0.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,317	57.9%
Renter-occupied	958	42.1%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,612	70.4%
1-unit, attached	105	4.6%
2 to 4 units	57	2.5%
5 to 19 units	367	16.0%
20 or more units	85	3.7%
Mobile home & other	64	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0630392
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 36.5060, -121.4429