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  7. Gonzales Public Benefits Information
  8. Gonzales Criminal Information
  9. Gonzales Immigration & Civil Rights Information
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Gonzales Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,156
  • Land Area (2000): 21.684 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.161 square kilometers
Gonzales Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 8,150 2003 8,265 2005 8,414
2002 8,181 2004 Not Available 2006 8,056

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Houses (2000): 3,332
Gonzales Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,800 96.74%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 263 3.26%

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Gonzales Employment Information Back to top
Gonzales Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 419 23.09%
2. Chemical Manufacturing 254 13.99%
3. Public Administration 95 5.23%
4. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 88 4.85%
5. Educational Services 81 4.46%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 69 3.80%
7. Finance and Insurance 59 3.25%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 56 3.09%
9. Health Care 51 2.81%
10. Repair and Maintenance 49 2.70%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 44 2.42%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 42 2.31%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 40 2.20%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 33 1.82%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 30 1.65%
16. Food Manufacturing 30 1.65%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 25 1.38%
18. Metal Manufactuing 24 1.32%
19. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 23 1.27%
20. Other Transportation 23 1.27%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 220 13.01%
2. Health Care 220 13.01%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 188 11.12%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 94 5.56%
5. Finance and Insurance 89 5.26%
6. Public Administration 87 5.14%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 74 4.38%
8. Department and Other General Stores 69 4.08%
9. Chemical Manufacturing 58 3.43%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 56 3.31%
11. Social Assistance 47 2.78%
12. Construction 41 2.42%
13. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 41 2.42%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 29 1.71%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 28 1.66%
16. U.S. Postal Service 25 1.48%
17. Truck Transportation 23 1.36%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 21 1.24%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 20 1.18%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 20 1.18%

Gonzales Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 107 5.90%
2. Other Production Occupations 100 5.51%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 92 5.07%
4. Other Construction Trades 81 4.46%
5. Top Executives 77 4.24%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 75 4.13%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 64 3.53%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 63 3.47%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 63 3.47%
10. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 57 3.14%
11. Engineers 56 3.09%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 53 2.92%
13. Construction Laborers 52 2.87%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 51 2.81%
15. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 48 2.64%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 46 2.53%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 46 2.53%
18. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 44 2.42%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 42 2.31%
20. Carpenters 40 2.20%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 170 10.05%
2. Secretaries and Admins 121 7.16%
3. Business Operations Specialists 99 5.85%
4. Cashiers 98 5.80%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 85 5.03%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 80 4.73%
7. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 67 3.96%
8. Other Food Preparation and Servers 61 3.61%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 60 3.55%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 59 3.49%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 57 3.37%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 40 2.37%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 39 2.31%
14. Other Management Occupations 38 2.25%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 37 2.19%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 36 2.13%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 35 2.07%
18. Registered Nurses 34 2.01%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 27 1.60%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 26 1.54%

Gonzales Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,239 53.19%
15-35 hours 664 10.90%
1-14 hours 216 3.55%
No regular hours 1,971 32.36%

Gonzales Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 155 4.47%
5 AM-5:29 AM 176 5.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 265 7.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM 273 7.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 561 16.18%
7 AM-7:29 AM 497 14.34%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 546 15.75%
8 AM-8:29 AM 270 7.79%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 117 3.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 164 4.73%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 43 1.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 28 0.81%
Noon-3:59 PM 126 3.63%
4 PM-11:59 PM 246 7.10%

Gonzales Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 202 5.83%
5-9 564 16.27%
10-14 531 15.32%
15-19 484 13.96%
20-24 376 10.85%
25-29 192 5.54%
30-34 619 17.85%
35-39 59 1.70%
40-44 145 4.18%
45-59 192 5.54%
60-89 44 1.27%
At least 90 59 1.70%

Gonzales Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,349 67.75%
30-44 0 0.00% 823 23.74%
45-59 0 0.00% 192 5.54%
At least 60 0 0.00% 103 2.97%

Gonzales Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 57 1.64%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 354 10.16%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,929 84.07%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 20 0.57%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 107 3.07%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 17 0.49%

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Gonzales Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,953 (7,811 people)
Families (2000): 2,126 (6,621 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 665
People at same address in 1995: 4,340
Gonzales Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 368 12.36%
$10,000-$14,999 269 9.03%
$15,000-$19,999 155 5.20%
$20,000-$24,999 225 7.56%
$25,000-$29,999 206 6.92%
$30,000-$34,999 166 5.57%
$35,000-$39,999 138 4.63%
$40,000-$44,999 232 7.79%
$45,000-$49,999 133 4.47%
$50,000-$59,999 279 9.37%
$60,000-$74,999 314 10.54%
$75,000-$99,999 271 9.10%
$100,000-$124,999 111 3.73%
$125,000-$149,999 69 2.32%
$150,000-$199,999 6 0.20%
$200,000 or more 36 1.21%

Gonzales Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 683 23.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 802 27.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 109 3.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 567 19.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.40%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 447 15.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 214 7.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 85 2.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 41 1.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Gonzales Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,441 32.76%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 751 10.08%
Public Assistance 106 1.42%
Retirement 448 6.01%
Self Employment 203 2.72%
Social Security 558 7.49%
Supplemental Security 196 2.63%
Wage / Salary 2,432 32.64%
Other 316 4.24%

Gonzales Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 716 50.28%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 708 49.72%

Gonzales Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 354 12.26%
Color 1 Box Married 1,630 56.44%
Color 2 Box Never Married 820 28.39%
Color 3 Box Widowed 84 2.91%

Gonzales Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 453 13.48%
Color 1 Box Married 1,664 49.51%
Color 2 Box Never Married 981 29.19%
Color 3 Box Widowed 263 7.83%

Gonzales Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gonzales Education Information Back to top
Gonzales Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 399 6.82%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 760 13.00%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,274 38.89%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,466 25.07%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 149 2.55%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 570 9.75%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 229 3.92%

Gonzales Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 66 0.81% 71 0.87% 137 1.68%
Kindergarten 123 1.51% 33 0.40% 156 1.91%
Grades 1-4 363 4.45% 156 1.91% 519 6.36%
Grades 5-8 470 5.76% 70 0.86% 540 6.62%
Grades 9-12 419 5.14% 42 0.51% 461 5.65%
Undergrad college 271 3.32% 31 0.38% 302 3.70%
Graduate or professional school 15 0.18% 8 0.10% 23 0.28%
Total 1,727 21.17% 411 5.04% 2,138 26.21%

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Gonzales Public Benefits Information Back to top
Gonzales Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 6,567 83.36%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,311 16.64%

Gonzales Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gonzales Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 18
Gonzales Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 3.804 0.368 0.000 0.245 4.417 0.000 1.350 19.018 0.123 20.491
2002 4.400 0.122 0.122 0.611 5.256 0.000 2.934 24.569 1.222 28.725
2003 4.114 0.000 0.000 0.968 5.082 0.121 6.292 34.362 3.146 43.799
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 5.705 0.119 0.000 0.951 6.774 0.000 5.705 24.958 5.467 36.130
2006 3.227 0.124 0.000 0.621 3.972 0.000 2.234 22.095 2.731 27.061
2007 4.191 0.331 0.110 1.323 5.956 0.000 3.419 34.741 3.309 41.469

Gonzales Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 30
2005 0 31
2006 0 35
2007 0 36

Gonzales Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 203
2002 278

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Gonzales Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Gonzales Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,226 15.03%
10-19 Years 1,261 15.46%
20-29 Years 1,121 13.74%
30-39 Years 1,276 15.64%
40-49 Years 1,239 15.19%
50-59 Years 896 10.99%
60-69 Years 589 7.22%
70-79 Years 362 4.44%
80-89 Years 163 2.00%
90+ Years 23 0.28%

Gonzales Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,888 47.67%
Color 1 Box Female 4,268 52.33%

Gonzales Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,210 63.88%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,540 31.14%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 295 3.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 49 0.60%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 41 0.50%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 15 0.18%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Gonzales Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 1,455 31.38%
2. Irish 713 15.38%
3. United States Or American 618 13.33%
4. German 474 10.22%
5. English 394 8.50%
6. French Canadian 326 7.03%
7. Italian 210 4.53%
8. Scotch Irish 130 2.80%
9. Acadian / Cajun 81 1.75%
10. Dutch 39 0.84%

Gonzales Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,919 92.59%
2. French 321 4.30%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 185 2.48%
4. Vietnamese 33 0.44%
5. Other Pacific Island 10 0.13%
6. German 5 0.07%

Gonzales Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,942 98.50%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 46 0.57%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 75 0.93%

Gonzales Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Gonzales Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gonzales Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
70707 70737