Gonzales, LA

Census Place

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2023 Population

12,748

3.17% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ABill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Kennedy

Republican Party

About

In 2023, Gonzales, LA had a population of 12.7k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Gonzales, LA grew from 12,356 to 12,748, a 3.17% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Gonzales, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

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Economy

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Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gonzales, LA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gonzales, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gonzales, LA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gonzales, LA, though some of these residents may live in Gonzales, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

N/ABill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/AJohn Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Gonzales, LA awarded 801 degrees. The student population of Gonzales, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,183 male students and 1,223 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,406 students enrolled in Gonzales, LA, 49.2% men and 50.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,070 records, of which 38.4% were women and 61.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Industrial Production Technology
108 degrees awarded
Medical Assistant
91 degrees awarded
Instrumentation Technology
72 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Gonzales, LA was Other Industrial Production Technology with 108 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Gonzales, LA according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2023

71.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.7% of the housing units in Gonzales, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gonzales, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Gonzales, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in Gonzales, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gonzales, LA is from Louisiana.

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2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

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2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Gonzales, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gonzales, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gonzales, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gonzales, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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