Castroville vs Gonzales

A side-by-side comparison of Castroville and Gonzales: population, income, housing, and more.

Castroville 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 6,870 in Castroville). Castroville has the higher median household income ($90,486 vs $76,060 in Gonzales). Castroville has the higher median home value ($648,700 vs $593,900 in Gonzales).

Population, income & housing

	Castroville	Gonzales
Population	6,870	8,526
Median age	29.6 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,486	$76,060
Median home value	$648,700	$593,900
Median gross rent	$1,593	$1,570
Housing units	1,703	2,290
Homeownership rate	42.9%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castroville	Gonzales
Population	6,521 → 6,870 (+5.4%)	8,375 → 8,526 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$57,656 → $90,486 (+56.9%)	$65,527 → $76,060 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$471,400 → $648,700 (+37.6%)	$356,000 → $593,900 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,230 → $1,593 (+29.5%)	$1,190 → $1,570 (+31.9%)

Castroville

Population

6,5216,870

Median household income

$57,656$90,486

Median home value

$471,400$648,700

Median gross rent

$1,230$1,593

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)

	Castroville	Gonzales
Under 5	8.6%	8.7%
5 to 17	28.4%	23.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	12.7%
25 to 34	16.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	6.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	4.5%
75 and over	3.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castroville	Gonzales
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	89.9%	92.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castroville	Gonzales
No high school diploma	51.3%	37.7%
High school graduate	26.3%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castroville	Gonzales
Drove alone	81.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	3.8%	11.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	2.2%
Other means	8.8%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castroville	Gonzales
1-unit, detached	52.3%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	22.0%	16.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Castroville	Gonzales
Poverty rate	14.6%	8.0%
Average household size	4.47	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1975	1981