Gonzales vs Harwood

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

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

Gonzales has the higher population (7,180 vs 52 in Harwood). Since 2019, Harwood's population has grown faster (+13.0% vs -4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Gonzales	Harwood
Population	7,180	52
Median age	36.3 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,324	—
Median home value	$184,600	—
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	3,198	97
Homeownership rate	58.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonzales	Harwood
Population	7,517 → 7,180 (-4.5%)	46 → 52 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$46,182 → $50,324 (+9.0%)	—
Median home value	$124,900 → $184,600 (+47.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$755 → $713 (-5.6%)	—

Gonzales

Population

7,5177,180

Median household income

$46,182$50,324

Median home value

$124,900$184,600

Median gross rent

$755$713

Harwood

Population

4652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gonzales	Harwood
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	34.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	65.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	0.0%
75 and over	5.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonzales	Harwood
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	8.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	60.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonzales	Harwood
No high school diploma	28.2%	36.5%
High school graduate	38.6%	63.5%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonzales	Harwood
Drove alone	82.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	0.0%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gonzales	Harwood
1-unit, detached	69.9%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Gonzales	Harwood
Poverty rate	23.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1966	1938