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Notable locations in Gonzales: Gonzales Commercial Historic District (A), Gonzales County Jail (B), Gonzales Fire Department (C), Gonzales Memorial Museum (D), Eggleston House (E), Gonzales County Emergency Medical Services (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gonzales include: Presbyterian Church of Gonzales (A), Henson Chapel Methodist Church (B), First Lutheran Church (C), Episcopal Church of the Messiah (D), Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ (E), Community Church of God (F), Saint James Catholic Church (G), Providence Baptist Church (H), Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Gonzales Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Gonzales: Gonzales City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Gonzales Pioneer Village (Historical Places & Services; 2122 Saint Joseph Street).
Hotels: Best Western Regency Inn-Stes (1811 East Sarah Dewitt Drive), Apache Inn Motel (2007 North Saint Joseph Street).
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Gonzales County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.3%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.3% for Black residents, 21.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.1% for other race residents, 40.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.8 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 68.7% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gonzales, TX
People in group quarters in Gonzales:
- 152 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Gonzales compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Gonzales (2011 data):
- Prosperity Bank: Gonzales Branch at 508 St. Louis Street, branch established on 1956/01/06. Info updated 2012/01/05: Bank assets: $9,816.2 mil, Deposits: $8,064.8 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
- Sage Capital Bank, National Association: at 1606 North Sarah Dewitt Drive, branch established on 1984/07/12. Info updated 2010/01/13: Bank assets: $286.7 mil, Deposits: $258.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Anb Bancshares, Inc.
- Lone Star Bank, S.S.B.: Gonzales Branch at 1609 Sarah Dewitt Drive, branch established on 2007/01/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $252.2 mil, Deposits: $184.6 mil, headquarters in Moulton, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Gonzales Branch at 301 N Saint Joseph Street, branch established on 1900/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Gonzales, Texas:
- Regency Inn & Suites, 1811 E Sarah Dewitt Dr, Gonzales, TX 78629
, Phone: (830) 672-5555
- Sleep Inn & Suites, 2138 Water St, Gonzales, TX 78629
, Phone: (830) 672-1888, Fax: (830) 672-1884
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Gonzales, Texas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Gonzales County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Gonzales (based on Gonzales County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.43%
| Here |  | 58.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 36.2% | 36.1% | 17.5% | 3.7% | 2.1% |
| Congregations | 7.3% | 31.7% | 29.3% | 2.4% | 7.3% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Congregations | 2.4% | 2.4% | 7.3% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | This county: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Gonzales County: | 8.40 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Gonzales County: | 6.83 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 28.0% | | Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Gonzales County: | 18.7% | | Texas: | 15.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
16 | $45,323 | $33,992 | 3 | $744 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $9,598 | $23,035 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,424 | $29,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $45,586 | $32,178 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
7 | $21,409 | $36,701 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $12,859 | $22,044 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,939 | $23,634 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $13,707 | $32,897 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
14 | $27,374 | $23,463 | 11 | $3,383 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $20,234 | $30,351 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
7 | $18,097 | $31,023 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $6,691 | $20,073 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $8,207 | $24,621 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
97 | $235,448 | $29,128 | 14 | $4,127 |
Gonzales government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $943,000 ($130.03)
Solid Waste Management: $729,000 ($100.52)
All Other: $17,000 ($2.34)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($1.65)
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $141,000 ($19.44)
Sewerage: $98,000 ($13.51)
Water Utilities: $83,000 ($11.45)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,590,000 ($632.93)
Police Protection: $744,000 ($102.59)
Solid Waste Management: $717,000 ($98.87)
Water Utilities: $645,000 ($88.94)
Parks & Recreation: $464,000 ($63.98)
Sewerage: $456,000 ($62.88)
Central Staff Services: $449,000 ($61.91)
Libraries: $440,000 ($60.67)
Regular Highways: $377,000 ($51.99)
General - Other: $306,000 ($42.20)
Fire Protection: $272,000 ($37.51)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $198,000 ($27.30)
General Public Buildings: $92,000 ($12.69)
Judicial and Legal Services: $83,000 ($11.45)
Health Services - Other: $37,000 ($5.10)
Air Transportation: $16,000 ($2.21)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000 ($2.07)
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,000 ($2.76)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $71,000 ($9.79)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $507,000 ($69.91)
Electric Utilities: $382,000 ($52.68)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $446,000 ($61.50)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $441,000 ($60.81)
Other, NEC: $388,000 ($53.50)
Electric Utilities: $332,000 ($45.78)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $66,000 ($9.10)
Other, NEC: $58,000 ($8.00)
Electric Utilities: $50,000 ($6.89)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $368,000 ($50.74)
General Revenue, NEC: $225,000 ($31.03)
Rents: $31,000 ($4.27)
Special Assessments: $19,000 ($2.62)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $742,000 ($102.32)
Police Protection: $71,000 ($9.79)
Parks & Recreation: $58,000 ($8.00)
Health - Other: $25,000 ($3.45)
General - Other: $7,000 ($0.97)
Central Staff: $6,000 ($0.83)
Libraries: $5,000 ($0.69)
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000 ($0.28)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,473,000 ($1306.26)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $5,754,000 ($793.44)
Water Utilities: $1,354,000 ($186.71)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $497,000 ($68.53)
All Other: $18,000 ($2.48)
- Tax - Property: $856,000 ($118.04)
Total General Sales: $686,000 ($94.59)
Public Utilities: $514,000 ($70.88)
NEC: $25,000 ($3.45)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,121,000 ($292.47)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $20,000 ($2.76)
5.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,587 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.44% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,737 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.69% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gonzales:
- KCTI (1450 AM; 1 kW; GONZALES, TX; Owner: GONZALES COMMUNICATIONS A TX LTD PTN)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KQQA (1530 AM; 10 kW; CREEDMOOR, TX; Owner: YELLOW ROSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
- KDRY (1100 AM; 11 kW; ALAMO HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: KDRY RADIO, INC.)
- KLBJ (590 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gonzales:
- KQQT (106.3 FM; GONZALES, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS RADIO, INC.)
- KEYI-FM (103.5 FM; SAN MARCOS, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
- KROX-FM (101.5 FM; BUDA, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
- KXTN-FM (107.5 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KROM (92.9 FM; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KYKM (92.5 FM; YOAKUM, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Gonzales:
- KENS-TV (Channel 5; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
- KVDA (Channel 60; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- WOAI-TV (Channel 4; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KABB (Channel 29; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KABB LICENSEE, LLC)
- KWEX-TV (Channel 41; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KWEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KSAT-TV (Channel 12; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, SAN ANTONIO, LP)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Gonzales, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 26
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 39
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 29
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 59
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Gonzales fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Gonzales)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 128 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Gonzales, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 21 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 42 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gonzales)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: BEECH E35 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 131 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3497B , Serial Number: D-3715, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 09/08/1955
Registrant (Individual): James S Ii Dixson, 6270 Fm 532 E, Gonzales, TX 78629 - Aircraft: BEECH E35 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 131 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 7398B , Serial Number: D-3855
Registrant (Individual): James S Ii Dixson, 6270 Fm 532, Gonzales, TX 78629 - Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 76CP , Serial Number: 1054, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 07/29/2000
Registrant (Co-Owned): Alfred F Odonnell, 305 N Bright St, Gonzales, TX 78629, Other Owners: Dawn E Odonnell - Aircraft: SUMMERS ROBERT B 162F ROTORWAY KIT (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 771SS , Serial Number: 6174, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/2004
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 102 County Road 388, Gonzales, TX 78629
| Most common first names in Gonzales, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 80 | 79.4 years |
| John | 77 | 74.6 years |
| William | 62 | 76.0 years |
| Robert | 61 | 72.7 years |
| Joe | 60 | 73.3 years |
| James | 57 | 73.2 years |
| Annie | 37 | 83.3 years |
| Willie | 36 | 76.5 years |
| Henry | 32 | 78.3 years |
| Frank | 31 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Gonzales, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 61 | 77.5 years |
| Johnson | 51 | 75.7 years |
| Baker | 35 | 75.6 years |
| Jones | 32 | 81.1 years |
| Moore | 32 | 76.8 years |
| Davis | 27 | 82.6 years |
| Dubose | 26 | 77.9 years |
| Brown | 22 | 78.6 years |
| Camarillo | 20 | 75.8 years |
| Clark | 20 | 74.3 years |
| Businesses in Gonzales, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Cricket Wireless | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| FedEx | 2 | | UPS | 2 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | | |
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