COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gonzales vs Salinas
PLACE A
Gonzales, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Salinas, California
Gonzales is 95% smaller than Salinas. Salinas earns more, with a median household income $39,979 higher. Salinas has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -1%).
GONZALESSALINASDIFFERENCE
Total population7,239159,134−95% vs Salinas
Population density1,1916,767−5,577
Population growth-1.0%8.7%−9.7 pts
Median age36.232.4+3.8
Male45.8%50.2%−4.4 pts
Female54.2%49.8%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born12.8%37.5%−24.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.5%11.0%+14.5 pts
Black10.8%1.0%+9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino62.7%80.9%−18.1 pts
Asian0.4%5.4%−5.0 pts
Other0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
Median household income$51,929$91,908−$39,979
Per capita income$23,557$29,650−$6,093
Poverty rate27.2%13.6%+13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.411+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%16.5%−6.0 pts
Graduate degree2.7%4.6%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.7%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation58.1%61.4%−3.2 pts
Median home value$208,500$654,100−$445,600
Median gross rent$751$1,991−$1,240
Owner-occupied51.1%47.0%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%3.6%+6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%52.6%−10.5 pts
Average commute16.926.6−9.6
Worked from home3.6%4.3%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured21.9%12.3%+9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025