Gonzales, CA Population

Overview

8,628

Total Population

28.8

Median age

49.57%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

48.0

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

7,813

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gonzales's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gonzales is 28.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gonzales's population under 18 was 30.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gonzales's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gonzales, 25.57% were under the age of 15, 26.03% aged 15 to 29, 41.55% aged 30 to 64, 5.95% aged 65 to 84, and 0.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 74 less females than males in Gonzales:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.57% females and 50.43% males in Gonzales, CA.
The Gonzales, CA gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 466.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 490.

Gonzales's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gonzales population: 16.27% are White, 0.02% are Black or African American, 0.73% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.26% are Asian, 0.46% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 69.19% are some other race and 12.05% are multiracial.
Gonzales's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of some other race population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7,813 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 815 (9.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gonzales is some other race with a population of 5,97 (69.19% of the total population).

Gonzales's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,753 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Gonzales's population increased by 449 (5.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gonzales's population increased by 479 (5.87%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gonzales's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,705.