Gonzales County, Texas
14 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 19,851
- Median household income
- $58,672
- ±4,856
- Unemployed
- 4.3%
- 394 of 9,135 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.6%
- 6,863 of 7,926 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Gonzales | 19,641 (2021) | 414 N Saint Joseph St, Gonzales | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gonzales | 7,098 (2021) | Po Box 547, Gonzales | Website |
| City of Nixon | 2,355 (2021) | 100 W 3rd St, Nixon | — |
| City of Smiley | 480 (2021) | Po Box 189, Smiley | — |
| City of Waelder | 941 (2021) | Po Box 427, Waelder | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 587, Gonzales | Website |
| Nixon Hospital District | Hospitals | 200 E 2nd Ave, Nixon | — |
| Gonzales City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 43, Gonzales | — |
| Nixon City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 447, Nixon | — |
| Smiley City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 116 Stewart Ave, Kenedy | — |
| Waelder City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 220 N Avenue A, Waelder | — |
| Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1919, Gonzales | — |
| Gonzales County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | 1811 Water St, Gonzales | — |
| Gonzales County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 920 N Saint Joseph St, Gonzales | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
GONZALES ISD
School district5 schools
1615 ST LOUIS ST, Gonzales, TX, 78629
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NIXON-SMILEY CISD
School district5 schools
800 RANCHO RD, Nixon, TX, 78140
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WAELDER ISD
School district1 schools
201 US HWY 90 W, Waelder, TX, 78959
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Martindale Market (413 Main Street Martindale)
Round Top Farmers' Market (102 Main Street Round Top)
Guadalupe Valley Gardeners Market (390 Scheneider Rd Seguin) · Seguin Farmers Market Association (510 E. Court Street Seguin)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.