Gonzales, LA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2229850, place: Gonzales city, Louisiana)

Total Population: 8,156
Male: 3,888 (47.67%)
Female: 4,268 (52.33%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 622 (7.63%)
5 to 9 years: 604 (7.41%)
10 to 14 years: 634 (7.77%)
15 to 19 years: 627 (7.69%)
20 to 24 years: 571 (7%)
25 to 34 years: 1,160 (14.22%)
35 to 44 years: 1,288 (15.79%)
45 to 54 years: 1,137 (13.94%)
55 to 59 years: 376 (4.61%)
60 to 64 years: 303 (3.72%)
65 to 74 years: 477 (5.85%)
75 to 84 years: 276 (3.38%)
85 years and over: 81 (0.99%)

Median age: 34 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,919 (72.57%)
21 years and over: 5,530 (67.8%)
62 years and over: 1,033 (12.67%)
65 years and over: 834 (10.23%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,919 (72.57%)
--Male: 2,793 (34.24%)
--Female: 3,126 (38.33%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 834 (10.23%)
--Male: 332 (4.07%)
--Female: 502 (6.15%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 8,086 (99.14%)
--White: 5,210 (63.88%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 295 (3.62%)
--Black or African American: 2,549 (31.25%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 18 (0.22%)
--Asian: 50 (0.61%)
----Asian Indian: 25 (0.31%)
----Chinese: 3 (0.04%)
----Filipino: 7 (0.09%)
----Japanese: 5 (0.06%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 7 (0.09%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.04%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 134 (1.64%)
Two or more Races: 70 (0.86%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 295 (3.62%)
--Mexican: 205 (2.51%)
--Puerto Rican: 6 (0.07%)
--Cuban: 2 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 82 (1.01%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 7,861 (96.38%)
--White Alone: 5,210 (63.88%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 7,961 (97.61%)
--Householder: 2,966 (36.37%)
--Spouse: 1,529 (18.75%)
--Child: 2,606 (31.95%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,910 (23.42%)
--Other relatives: 556 (6.82%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 279 (3.42%)
--Nonrelatives: 304 (3.73%)
----Unmarried partner: 155 (1.9%)
Living in group quarters: 195 (2.39%)
--Institutionalized Population: 144 (1.77%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 51 (0.63%)
Total households: 2,966
Family households (families): 2,156 (72.69%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,077 (36.31%)
--Married-couple families: 1,529 (51.55%)
----With own children under 18 years: 702 (23.67%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 505 (17.03%)
----With own children under 18 years: 313 (10.55%)
Nonfamily households: 810 (27.31%)
--Householder living alone: 683 (23.03%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 204 (6.88%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,230 (41.47%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 565 (19.05%)
Average household size: 2.68 people
Average family size: 3.18 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,332
Occupied housing units: 2,966 (89.02%)
Vacant housing units: 366 (10.98%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 22 (0.66%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 17.9%
Occupied housing units: 2,966 (89.02%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,041 (61.25%)
Renter occupied housing units: 925 (27.76%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.81 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.41 people

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