Gonzales County, Texas (TX)

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• • 10,66452.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,87539.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2256.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1740.9%Two or more races
  • 1130.6%Asian alone
  • 610.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 360.2%Some other race alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 17

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 62
• Auto thefts: 11

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,404 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,996 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gonzales County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $704 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gonzales, Nixon, Waelder, Smiley, Thompsonville.

Neighboring counties: Gilchrist County, Florida , Colorado County , Real County .

Current college students: 312
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,334 (35.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4302010 or later
• 4642000 to 2009
• 5931990 to 1999
• 5691980 to 1989
• 3361970 to 1979
• 79Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,277
• One, attached: 48
• Two: 358
• 3 or 4: 217
• 5 to 9: 150
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 to 49: 57
• 50 or more: 57
• Mobile homes: 1,815
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 208

Housing units in Gonzales County with a mortgage: 1,687 (33 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Religion statistics for Gonzales County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gonzales County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1425: July 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.13% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,648 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.28% relocated from other counties in Texas ($49,583 average AGI)
0.85% relocated from other states ($7,065 average AGI)

Gonzales County:	0.85%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Guadalupe County, TX	0.63% ($57,102 average AGI)
from Bexar County, TX	0.59% ($69,565)
from Travis County, TX	0.45% ($61,286)
from Caldwell County, TX	0.37% ($53,276)
from Harris County, TX	0.35% ($60,407)
from Hays County, TX	0.30% ($94,087)
from Comal County, TX	0.27% ($62,238)

5.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,740 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.29% relocated to other counties in Texas ($48,809 average AGI)
0.64% relocated to other states ($4,931 average AGI)

Gonzales County:	0.64%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Guadalupe County, TX	0.71% ($45,727 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.46% ($28,722)
to Caldwell County, TX	0.44% ($49,529)
to Hays County, TX	0.28% ($36,682)
to Harris County, TX	0.28% ($44,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gonzales County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,909 (1,133 living alone), Female householders: 3,925 (1,031 living alone)

• 3,427 spouses (3,427 opposite-sex spouses), 463 unmarried partners, (424 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,029 children (5,658 natural, 104 adopted, 265 stepchildren), 816 grandchildren, 233 brothers or sisters, 454 parents, 25 foster children, 246 other relatives, 417 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 326

Size of family households: 2,511 2-persons, 1,232 3-persons, 559 4-persons, 655 5-persons, 331 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,165 1-person, 234 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 20 4-persons.

3,063 married couples with children.
1,487 single-parent households (220 men, 1,267 women).

70.4% of residents of Gonzales speak English at home.
28.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $145,275,000 ($7,535 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,559,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,753,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,072,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,009,000
Federal grants: $42,098,000
Federal procurement contracts: $716,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,626,000 ($19,847,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $332,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,321,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,999,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.60 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

• Year house built in Gonzales County, Texas
• 362020 or later
• 1,0062010 to 2019
• 1,1092000 to 2009
• 1,0151990 to 1999
• 1,3211980 to 1989
• 1,1961970 to 1979
• 7281960 to 1969
• 8761950 to 1959
• 7571940 to 1949
• 8441939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Gonzales County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gonzales County, Texas
• 951 room
• 862 rooms
• 1773 rooms
• 8304 rooms
• 1,3155 rooms
• 1,2466 rooms
• 5057 rooms
• 4918 rooms
• 5319+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gonzales County, Texas
• 1361 room
• 1362 rooms
• 4523 rooms
• 8284 rooms
• 5895 rooms
• 2856 rooms
• 457 rooms
• 438 rooms
• 299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gonzales County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gonzales County, Texas
• 114no bedroom
• 1991 bedroom
• 9742 bedrooms
• 3,0763 bedrooms
• 7974 bedrooms
• 835+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gonzales County, Texas
• 136no bedroom
• 4151 bedroom
• 9962 bedrooms
• 8743 bedrooms
• 1284 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Gonzales County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gonzales County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 139no vehicle
• 1,5001 vehicle
• 1,9862 vehicles
• 1,0183 vehicles
• 4484 vehicles
• 1735+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gonzales County in renter-occupied apartments
• 523no vehicle
• 9781 vehicle
• 8702 vehicles
• 1663 vehicles
• 374 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.5% of Gonzales County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 15,311
• Other state: 2,350
• Northeast: 164
• Midwest: 517
• South: 1,050
• West: 617

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 670
• Number of aged recipients: 146
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 524
• Number of recipients under 18: 96
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 344
• Number of recipients older than 64: 230
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 313
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 237