Carmel Valley Village vs Gonzales

A side-by-side comparison of Carmel Valley Village and Gonzales: population, income, housing, and more.

Carmel Valley Village and Gonzales are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gonzales has the higher population (8,526 vs 4,435 in Carmel Valley Village). Carmel Valley Village has the higher median household income ($164,167 vs $76,060 in Gonzales). Carmel Valley Village has the higher median home value ($1,155,800 vs $593,900 in Gonzales).

Population, income & housing

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
Population	4,435	8,526
Median age	57.1 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$164,167	$76,060
Median home value	$1,155,800	$593,900
Median gross rent	$2,223	$1,570
Housing units	2,236	2,290
Homeownership rate	78.9%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
Population	4,152 → 4,435 (+6.8%)	8,375 → 8,526 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$89,286 → $164,167 (+83.9%)	$65,527 → $76,060 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$914,400 → $1,155,800 (+26.4%)	$356,000 → $593,900 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,862 → $2,223 (+19.4%)	$1,190 → $1,570 (+31.9%)

Carmel Valley Village

Population

4,1524,435

Median household income

$89,286$164,167

Median home value

$914,400$1,155,800

Median gross rent

$1,862$2,223

Gonzales

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
Under 5	3.2%	8.7%
5 to 17	12.7%	23.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	3.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	16.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	7.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	16.7%	8.8%
65 to 74	27.3%	4.5%
75 and over	8.7%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	4.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	92.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
No high school diploma	2.8%	37.7%
High school graduate	9.7%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	23.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
Drove alone	59.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.7%	2.2%
Other means	0.1%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
1-unit, detached	77.2%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	16.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Carmel Valley Village	Gonzales
Poverty rate	6.2%	8.0%
Average household size	2.27	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1967	1981