Gonzales vs King City

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

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

King City has the higher population (13,512 vs 8,526 in Gonzales). Gonzales has the higher median household income ($76,060 vs $63,090 in King City). Gonzales has the higher median home value ($593,900 vs $395,800 in King City).

Population, income & housing

	Gonzales	King City
Population	8,526	13,512
Median age	27.9 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,060	$63,090
Median home value	$593,900	$395,800
Median gross rent	$1,570	$1,527
Housing units	2,290	3,631
Homeownership rate	57.9%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonzales	King City
Population	8,375 → 8,526 (+1.8%)	13,921 → 13,512 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$65,527 → $76,060 (+16.1%)	$49,375 → $63,090 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$356,000 → $593,900 (+66.8%)	$252,500 → $395,800 (+56.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,190 → $1,570 (+31.9%)	$1,141 → $1,527 (+33.8%)

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

King City

Population

13,92113,512

Median household income

$49,375$63,090

Median home value

$252,500$395,800

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gonzales	King City
Under 5	8.7%	10.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	25.2%
18 to 24	12.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.8%	6.6%
65 to 74	4.5%	7.0%
75 and over	2.7%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonzales	King City
White (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	8.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	92.9%	90.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonzales	King City
No high school diploma	37.7%	49.2%
High school graduate	29.0%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonzales	King City
Drove alone	80.4%	66.5%
Carpooled	11.6%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	2.2%	3.4%
Other means	4.1%	13.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gonzales	King City
1-unit, detached	70.4%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	8.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Gonzales	King City
Poverty rate	8.0%	19.8%
Average household size	3.75	4.03
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1981	1988