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Gaston town, North Carolina demographics

Population: 774

Median age: 45.8

Median household income: 33,162

Gaston is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Gaston town, NC.

Population

2021	774
2020	1,290

Census data for Gaston town, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Gaston town, North Carolina

Total population
Total population	774
Male	345
Female	429

Population by age
Total population	774
Under 5 years	27
5 to 9 years	33
10 to 14 years	58
15 to 19 years	55
20 to 24 years	63
25 to 34 years	72
35 to 44 years	39
45 to 54 years	107
55 to 59 years	46
60 to 64 years	81
65 to 74 years	124
75 to 84 years	54
85 years and over	15
Median age (years)	45.8
Under 18 years	125
16 years and over	656
18 years and over	649
21 years and over	592
62 years and over	240
65 years and over	193

Population by race
Total population	774
One race	774
White	386
Black or African American	386
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	0
Two or more races	0

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	649
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	295
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	354

Social characteristics in Gaston town, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households	329
Family households (families)	93
Married-couple family	6
Male householder, no wife present, family	74
Female householder, no husband present, family	37
Nonfamily households	156
Average household size	115
Average family size	2.24

Economic characteristics in Gaston town, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	329
Less than $10,000	35
$10,000 to $14,999	33
$15,000 to $24,999	79
$25,000 to $34,999	30
$35,000 to $49,999	66
$50,000 to $74,999	28
$75,000 to $99,999	28
$100,000 to $149,999	25
$150,000 to $199,999	5
$200,000 or more	0
Median household income (dollars)	33,162

Housing characteristics in Gaston town, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	451
Occupied housing units	329
Vacant housing units	122

Units in structure
Total housing units	451
1-unit, detached	259
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	15
3 or 4 units	13
5 to 9 units	0
10 to 19 units	0
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	164
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	451
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	0
Built 2000 to 2009	28
Built 1990 to 1999	111
Built 1980 to 1989	66
Built 1970 to 1979	44
Built 1960 to 1969	32
Built 1950 to 1959	81
Built 1940 to 1949	77
Built 1939 or earlier	12

Rooms
Total housing units	451
1 room	9
2 rooms	0
3 rooms	25
4 rooms	100
5 rooms	177
6 rooms	53
7 rooms	50
8 rooms	32
9 rooms or more	5
Median rooms	5.0

Bedrooms
Total housing units	451
No bedroom	9
1 bedroom	8
2 bedrooms	205
3 bedrooms	155
4 bedrooms	71
5 or more bedrooms	3

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	329
Owner-occupied	174
Renter-occupied	155
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	1.97
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.54

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	329
Moved in 2017 or later	20
Moved in 2015 to 2016	52
Moved in 2010 to 2014	55
Moved in 2000 to 2009	79
Moved in 1990 to 1999	56
Moved in 1989 and earlier	67

Value
Owner-occupied units	174
Less than $50,000	32
$50,000 to $99,999	99
$100,000 to $149,999	30
$150,000 to $199,999	10
$200,000 to $299,999	3
$300,000 to $499,999	0
$500,000 to $999,999	0
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	70,000

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	174
Housing units with a mortgage	64
Housing units without a mortgage	110

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	136
Less than $500	28
$500 to $999	63
$1,000 to $1,499	45
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	829
No rent paid	19

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