Gonzales vs Waelder

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

Gonzales and Waelder 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 671 in Waelder). Waelder has the higher median household income ($57,879 vs $50,324 in Gonzales). Gonzales has the higher median home value ($184,600 vs $81,300 in Waelder).

Population, income & housing

	Gonzales	Waelder
Population	7,180	671
Median age	36.3 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,324	$57,879
Median home value	$184,600	$81,300
Median gross rent	$713	$838
Housing units	3,198	356
Homeownership rate	58.3%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonzales	Waelder
Population	7,517 → 7,180 (-4.5%)	1,334 → 671 (-49.7%)
Median household income	$46,182 → $50,324 (+9.0%)	$41,250 → $57,879 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $184,600 (+47.8%)	$61,200 → $81,300 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $713 (-5.6%)	$504 → $838 (+66.3%)

Gonzales

Population

7,5177,180

Median household income

$46,182$50,324

Median home value

$124,900$184,600

Median gross rent

$755$713

Waelder

Population

1,334671

Median household income

$41,250$57,879

Median home value

$61,200$81,300

Median gross rent

$504$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gonzales	Waelder
Under 5	4.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	24.4%	11.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	13.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	22.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.1%
75 and over	5.3%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonzales	Waelder
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	4.8%
Black or African American	8.7%	10.1%
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%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	60.3%	82.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonzales	Waelder
No high school diploma	28.2%	30.4%
High school graduate	38.6%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonzales	Waelder
Drove alone	82.8%	70.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	11.2%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gonzales	Waelder
1-unit, detached	69.9%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	34.6%

Poverty & households

	Gonzales	Waelder
Poverty rate	23.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1966	1975