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Gaston County (Southeast)--Gastonia & Belmont Cities PUMA, NC

125,419 Population
82.9 square miles 1,512.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,125 ±$2,701 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,308 ±$3,472 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.3% ±3.3% (16,415  ±4,114) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.2 minutes ±0.8 (1,335,435  ±54,741) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

50,360 ±2,625 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (122,865  ±5,590) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±2.1% (1,596  ±633) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,466 ±2,085 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$324,600 ±$17,696 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.1% ±3.3% (18,689  ±4,143.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.7% ±3.5% (76,535  ±4,703.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.1% ±2.7% (27,357  ±2,672.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

11% ±1.8% (12,676  ±2,090.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

11.2% ±2.9% (14,070  ±3,645) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±1.2% (5,600  ±1,241) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,600 Total veterans ±1,241 4,693 Male ±1,016 907 Female ±684

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