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Gaston County, NC

242,010 Population
355.8 square miles 680.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.5 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

$38,032 ±$1,735 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,182 ±$3,281 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

12% ±2.2% (28,627  ±5,271) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27 minutes ±0.6 (2,604,750  ±70,928) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent 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

94,383 ±2,164 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (238,551  ±45) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±1.5% (2,464  ±834) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

104,622 ±51 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$308,800 ±$11,407 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.2% ±1.9% (26,867  ±4,596.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.4% ±3.6% (146,906  ±5,996.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.4% ±2% (47,751  ±3,413.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.3% (20,153  ±3,115) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±0.9% (12,011  ±1,591) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,011 Total veterans ±1,591 10,279 Male ±1,343 1,732 Female ±864

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