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Gastonia, NC Urban Area

181,152 Population
124.6 square miles 1,454.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,427 ±$1,758 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,739 ±$3,059 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.8% ±2.6% (22,747  ±4,693) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.5 minutes ±0.6 (1,996,120  ±63,637) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

72,267 ±2,667 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (178,004  ±5,472) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±1.7% (1,993  ±751) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

79,955 ±2,141 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$307,600 ±$14,215 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.8% ±2.4% (22,856  ±4,290.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.1% ±3.4% (110,355  ±5,421.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29% ±2.2% (36,306  ±2,982.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent 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

10.3% ±1.8% (18,578  ±3,219) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±1% (8,705  ±1,375) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,705 Total veterans ±1,375 7,583 Male ±1,146 1,122 Female ±736

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