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Census Tract 324.04, Gaston, NC

3,542 Population
1.4 square miles 2,536.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±3.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Belmont: 39.4 ±1.7
  • about the same as the figure in Gaston County: 39.1 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$70,036 ±$16,548 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Belmont: $59,413 † ±$6,036
  • nearly double the amount in Gaston County: $37,058 ±$808
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$158,850 ±$74,372 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Belmont: $94,883 † ±$14,568
  • more than double the amount in Gaston County: $67,478 ±$1,710
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

4.6% ±4% (162  ±142) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Belmont: 7.9% † 1,175 (±2.6% / ±382)
  • about one-third of the rate in Gaston County: 13.5% 31,272 (±1.1% / ±2,584)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

21.7 minutes ±1.9 (34,015  ±9,011) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Belmont: 26.5 155,120 (±1.3 / ±18,127)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Gaston County: 27 2,604,750 (±0.6 / ±70,928)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,445 ±196 Number of households
  • Belmont: 6,387 ±341
  • Gaston County: 93,576 ±663
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.5 ±0.5 (3,542  ±474) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Belmont: 2.3 14,734 (±0.1 / ±59)
  • about the same as the figure in Gaston County: 2.5 231,727 (±0 / ±35)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

3.4% ±5.1% (30  ±46) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Belmont: 4.8% † 175 (±2.6% / ±98)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gaston County: 5.6% † 3,113 (±0.8% / ±466)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

1,578 ±187 Number of housing units
  • Belmont: 6,726 ±352
  • Gaston County: 101,671 ±139
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$433,900 ±$46,938 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Belmont: $395,000 ±$28,597
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Gaston County: $266,000 ±$5,555
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

17.7% ±9.5% (620  ±343.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Belmont: 13.7% † 2,115 (±3.5% / ±538.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Gaston County: 10.2% 23,678 (±0.8% / ±1,832)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

95.9% ±7.9% (2,389  ±395.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Belmont: 94.2% 10,460 (±6% / ±743.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Gaston County: 88.3% 144,379 (±1.6% / ±2,602.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
68.4% ±7.7% (1,704  ±310.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Belmont: 51.1% 5,679 (±4.2% / ±501.1)
  • more than double the rate in Gaston County: 26.5% 43,317 (±0.8% / ±1,319.7)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

3.8% ±3.8% (133  ±134) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Belmont: 6% † 931 (±1.7% / ±258)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gaston County: 6.4% 14,951
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

6.4% ±4.7% (168  ±125) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Belmont: 8.1% † 998 (±2% / ±252)
  • a little less than the rate in Gaston County: 6.7% 12,211 (±0.3% / ±596)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
168 Total veterans ±125 165 Male ±126 3 Female ±7

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