The population of Gonzales county is estimated at 20,863. In 2017 there were 323 births and 203 deaths in Gonzales county. Gonzales county has 1,997 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,846 that are owned free and clear and 2,277 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Gonzales County filed 8,870 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.1% of all Texas filings and 0.006% of the entire nation. Gonzales had a combined total federal tax liability of $93,453,000 on earned income of $454,322,000. Other notable statistics from Gonzales County were 230 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,242,000 and 750 charitable contributions valued at $5,992,000. 790 filings from Gonzales County paid a combined total of $3,303,000 in property taxes and 540 filings paid $3,960,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Gonzales county had 48 religious congregations with an estimated 11,292 members.
13.2% of the Gonzales population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 26.8% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 30% of Gonzales County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 265 votes.
At $45,052 the median income is 76.1% of the Texas average. An estimated 326 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Gonzales, the equivalant of around 3.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.2%.

Top 15 Industries in Gonzales County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
1,456	Manufacturing
1,198	Food manufacturing
966	Animal slaughtering and processing
770	Retail trade
734	Health care and social assistance
473	Accommodation and food services
422	Restaurants and other eating places
311	Limited-service restaurants
277	Wholesale trade
243	Nursing and residential care facilities
180	Finance and insurance
153	Gasoline stations
114	Motor vehicle and parts dealers
111	Full-service restaurants
106	Professional, scientific, and technical services

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