Gonzales vs Smiley

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

Gonzales and Smiley 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 533 in Smiley). Gonzales has the higher median household income ($50,324 vs $35,000 in Smiley). Gonzales has the higher median home value ($184,600 vs $69,500 in Smiley).

Population, income & housing

	Gonzales	Smiley
Population	7,180	533
Median age	36.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,324	$35,000
Median home value	$184,600	$69,500
Median gross rent	$713	$873
Housing units	3,198	209
Homeownership rate	58.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonzales	Smiley
Population	7,517 → 7,180 (-4.5%)	631 → 533 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$46,182 → $50,324 (+9.0%)	$50,938 → $35,000 (-31.3%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $184,600 (+47.8%)	$49,500 → $69,500 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $713 (-5.6%)	$817 → $873 (+6.9%)

Gonzales

Population

7,5177,180

Median household income

$46,182$50,324

Median home value

$124,900$184,600

Median gross rent

$755$713

Smiley

Population

631533

Median household income

$50,938$35,000

Median home value

$49,500$69,500

Median gross rent

$817$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gonzales	Smiley
Under 5	4.6%	9.9%
5 to 17	24.4%	20.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.4%
75 and over	5.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonzales	Smiley
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	28.9%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	60.3%	70.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonzales	Smiley
No high school diploma	28.2%	19.4%
High school graduate	38.6%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonzales	Smiley
Drove alone	82.8%	85.8%
Carpooled	12.2%	14.2%
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	Smiley
1-unit, detached	69.9%	68.4%
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%	31.6%

Poverty & households

	Gonzales	Smiley
Poverty rate	23.6%	34.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	16	42
Median year structure built	1966	1972