Gonzales is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 13,837 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Gonzales is the 36th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Gonzales was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gonzales economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gonzales, where the median household income is $75,451.00. Gonzales real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Gonzales house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.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 sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gonzales who work in office and administrative support (12.22%), sales jobs (11.06%), and management occupations (9.91%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Gonzales does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Gonzales is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.07% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gonzales in 2022 was $37,944, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,776 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. Gonzales also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gonzales include French, German, Irish, English, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Gonzales is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
