California · Census place 30392
Gonzales city, CA
Quick answer
Gonzales city has 8,526 residents, ranking #525 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $76,060, the median home is worth $593,900 and median gross rent runs $1,570 a month.
- Population
- 8,526Gonzales city residents
- Median household income
- $76,060Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $593,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,570Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gonzales city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gonzales city median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 57.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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