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Gonzales, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gonzales is $19,466, which is much lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Gonzales median household income is $51,178, which has grown by 23.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Gonzales residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1027

Gonzales, CA	19,466 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gonzales, CA	22,296 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gonzales, CA	25,452 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gonzales, CA	16,643 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #777

Gonzales, CA	51,178 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gonzales, CA	58,510 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #620

Gonzales, CA	23.08%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Gonzales, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.23%	$4,475, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	16.83%	$12,256, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.10%	$6,954, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	6.58%	$21,664, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Gonzales, CA	43,370 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gonzales, CA	54,228 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Gonzales, CA	California	U.S.
White	$48,899, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Hispanic	$48,302, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
One Race, Other	$98,207, see rank	$44,969	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Gonzales, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$9,676, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,080, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,776, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$29,500, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Gonzales, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,488, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	2,753, 50.16%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,151, 78.13%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,151, 78.13%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,076, 96.51%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	75, 3.49%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	602, 21.87%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	2,735, 49.84%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,436, 52.50%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,436, 52.50%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,316, 91.64%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	120, 8.36%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,299, 47.50%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Gonzales, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,312, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,477, 74.79%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	417, 12.59%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	14, 0.42%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	82, 2.48%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	225, 6.79%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	97, 2.93%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gonzales, CA	22.3 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Gonzales, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,392	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	2,076, 61.20%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	267, 12.86%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	145, 6.98%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	252, 12.14%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	613, 29.53%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	122, 5.88%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	571, 27.50%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	1,316, 38.80%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	290, 22.04%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	352, 26.75%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	327, 24.85%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	248, 18.84%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.68%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	90, 6.84%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Gonzales, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,392, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,157, 34.11%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	157, 4.63%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	264, 7.78%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	125, 3.69%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	386, 11.38%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	93, 2.74%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	30, 0.88%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	71, 2.09%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	143, 4.22%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	501, 14.77%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	140, 4.13%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	130, 3.83%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	195, 5.75%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Gonzales, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,192	26.30%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	444	25.81%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.