Gonzales

Population: 12,748
Median household income: $66,152
Median home value: $212,800

Gonzales, a community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, has 12,748 residents. The median household income of $66,152 is below the Ascension Parish median ($92,266).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gonzales's population grew 18.2% from 10,789 to 12,748, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $161,200 to $212,800.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 44.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,748
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,152
Median home value: $212,800
Median gross rent: $1,550
Housing units: 5,961
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,78912,748

Median household income

$52,923$66,152

Median home value

$161,200$212,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,789	$52,923	$161,200	$978
2020	10,932	$52,232	$173,100	$1,077
2021	12,080	$59,108	$169,900	$1,279
2022	12,356	$66,310	$205,400	$1,331
2023	12,748	$66,152	$212,800	$1,550

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	636	5.0%
5 to 17	1,933	15.2%
18 to 24	1,003	7.9%
25 to 34	1,877	14.7%
35 to 44	1,649	12.9%
45 to 54	1,437	11.3%
55 to 64	1,948	15.3%
65 to 74	1,259	9.9%
75 and over	1,006	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,389	42.3%
Black or African American	5,643	44.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	231	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,466	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,209	13.2%
High school graduate	2,969	32.4%
Some college or associate's	2,568	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,667	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	763	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,476	76.7%
Carpooled	994	17.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	327	5.6%
Other means	32	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,414	25.7%
15 to 29 min	2,094	38.0%
30 to 44 min	1,305	23.7%
45 to 59 min	234	4.3%
60+ min	458	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 11.3% (1,420 of 12,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,151	56.6%
Nonfamily households	2,414	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,565	93.4%
Vacant	396	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,825	68.7%
Renter-occupied	1,740	31.3%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,014	67.3%
1-unit, attached	20	0.3%
2 to 4 units	260	4.4%
5 to 19 units	326	5.5%
20 or more units	865	14.5%
Mobile home & other	476	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2229850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 30.2127, -90.9224