Gonzales vs Nixon

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

Gonzales and Nixon 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 2,363 in Nixon). Gonzales has the higher median household income ($50,324 vs $40,833 in Nixon). Gonzales has the higher median home value ($184,600 vs $78,100 in Nixon).

Population, income & housing

	Gonzales	Nixon
Population	7,180	2,363
Median age	36.3 yrs	26.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,324	$40,833
Median home value	$184,600	$78,100
Median gross rent	$713	$1,011
Housing units	3,198	921
Homeownership rate	58.3%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonzales	Nixon
Population	7,517 → 7,180 (-4.5%)	2,510 → 2,363 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$46,182 → $50,324 (+9.0%)	$57,460 → $40,833 (-28.9%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $184,600 (+47.8%)	$73,200 → $78,100 (+6.7%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $713 (-5.6%)	$881 → $1,011 (+14.8%)

Gonzales

Population

7,5177,180

Median household income

$46,182$50,324

Median home value

$124,900$184,600

Median gross rent

$755$713

Nixon

Population

2,5102,363

Median household income

$57,460$40,833

Median home value

$73,200$78,100

Median gross rent

$881$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gonzales	Nixon
Under 5	4.6%	15.4%
5 to 17	24.4%	20.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	11.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	8.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	3.9%
75 and over	5.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonzales	Nixon
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	13.1%
Black or African American	8.7%	1.6%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	60.3%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonzales	Nixon
No high school diploma	28.2%	32.4%
High school graduate	38.6%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonzales	Nixon
Drove alone	82.8%	84.8%
Carpooled	12.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	0.0%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gonzales	Nixon
1-unit, detached	69.9%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Gonzales	Nixon
Poverty rate	23.6%	16.0%
Average household size	2.48	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	28
Median year structure built	1966	1976