Gonzales vs Sorrento

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

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

Gonzales has the higher population (12,748 vs 2,136 in Sorrento). Sorrento has the higher median household income ($106,250 vs $66,152 in Gonzales). Sorrento has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $212,800 in Gonzales).

Population, income & housing

	Gonzales	Sorrento
Population	12,748	2,136
Median age	41.2 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,152	$106,250
Median home value	$212,800	$218,800
Median gross rent	$1,550	$1,260
Housing units	5,961	753
Homeownership rate	68.7%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonzales	Sorrento
Population	10,789 → 12,748 (+18.2%)	1,681 → 2,136 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$52,923 → $66,152 (+25.0%)	$61,207 → $106,250 (+73.6%)
Median home value	$161,200 → $212,800 (+32.0%)	$165,700 → $218,800 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,550 (+58.5%)	$847 → $1,260 (+48.8%)

Gonzales

Population

10,78912,748

Median household income

$52,923$66,152

Median home value

$161,200$212,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,550

Sorrento

Population

1,6812,136

Median household income

$61,207$106,250

Median home value

$165,700$218,800

Median gross rent

$847$1,260

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gonzales	Sorrento
Under 5	5.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	12.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.6%
75 and over	7.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonzales	Sorrento
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	78.3%
Black or African American	44.3%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonzales	Sorrento
No high school diploma	13.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	32.4%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonzales	Sorrento
Drove alone	76.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	17.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	3.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gonzales	Sorrento
1-unit, detached	67.3%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Gonzales	Sorrento
Poverty rate	11.3%	5.7%
Average household size	2.25	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1999	1997