Gonzales County, Texas
Gonzales County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, adjacent to Greater Austin-San Antonio. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,653. The county is named for its county seat, the city of Gonzales. The county was created in 1836 and organized the following year. As of August 2020, under strict budgetary limitations, the County of Gonzales government-body is unique in that it claims to have no commercial paper, regarding it as "the absence of any county debt."
Gonzales County | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 29°27′N 97°29′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Named for | City of Gonzales |
| Seat | Gonzales |
| Largest city | Gonzales |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,070 sq mi (2,800 km2) |
| • Land | 1,067 sq mi (2,760 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19,653 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (7.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 27th |
| Website | www |
According to the census, all areas county-wide had $188,099,000 in total annual payroll (2016), $550,118,900 (±39,442,212; 2018) in aggregate annual income, and $238,574,000 in total annual retail sales (2012). In 2018, the census valued all real estate in the county at an aggregate $795,242,300 (±74,643,103); with an aggregate $29,058,000 of real estate being listed for sale and $173,100 listed for rent. In the same year, approximately, the top 5% of households made an average of $361,318; the top 20% averaged at $188,699; the fourth quintile at $79,601; the third quintile (median income) at $53,317; the second quintile at $31,238; and the lowest at $13,339. The Texas Almanac rated all categories of land in the county at an aggregate value of $5.6-billion.