Gonzales is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 13,737 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Gonzales is the 36th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Gonzales, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Gonzales, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Gonzales’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Gonzales does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $66,310.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gonzales is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gonzales is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gonzales who work in sales jobs (11.72%), management occupations (10.70%), and teaching (7.51%). Gonzales is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Gonzales who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.48% of adults in Gonzales have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gonzales in 2022 was $34,406, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,624 for a family of four. However, Gonzales contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gonzales is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gonzales home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gonzales residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Gonzales include French, French Canadian, German, English, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Gonzales is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
