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Gastonia, NC Urban Area

189,767 Population
124.6 square miles 1,523.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,766 ±$2,343 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,652 ±$3,687 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.9% ±3% (27,845  ±5,592) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.9 minutes ±0.5 (1,968,570  ±61,569) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

77,252 ±1,970 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (186,733  ±5,456) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

7.3% ±2.1% (3,323  ±981) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

81,178 ±1,916 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$285,700 ±$10,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.7% ±2.2% (21,842  ±4,103.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.5% ±3.6% (117,276  ±5,534.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
29.3% ±2.1% (38,444  ±2,846.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

7.7% ±1.6% (14,644  ±2,997) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.3% ±1.2% (10,700  ±1,830) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
10,700 Total veterans ±1,830 9,900 Male ±1,731 800 Female ±428

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