Gaston County, NC

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Gaston County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 226,097
Median age: 40.0

Median household income: 56,819

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Gaston County, North Carolina.

Population

2021226,097
2020222,119
2019219,271
2018216,585
2017214,049
2016211,753
2015209,807
2014208,379
2013207,263
2012206,291
2011204,788
2010202,642
2009202,149

Gaston County, NC cities

Belmont city - 14,442

Bessemer City city - 5,452

Cherryville city - 6,044

Cramerton town - 5,190

Dallas town - 5,777

Dellview town - 25

Gastonia city - 79,483

High Shoals city - 659

Kings Mountain city - 10,775

Lowell city - 3,650

McAdenville town - 1,019

Mount Holly city - 17,315

Ranlo town - 4,395

Spencer Mountain town - 0

Stanley town - 3,911

Gaston County, NC ZIP Codes

Census data for Gaston County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Gaston County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population226,097
Male109,657
Female116,440
Population by age
Total population226,097
Under 5 years13,149
5 to 9 years14,201
10 to 14 years14,830
15 to 19 years14,241
20 to 24 years12,836
25 to 34 years29,979
35 to 44 years28,289
45 to 54 years32,306
55 to 59 years15,765
60 to 64 years14,383
65 to 74 years22,095
75 to 84 years10,483
85 years and over3,540
Median age (years)40.0
Under 18 years51,268
16 years and over181,085
18 years and over174,829
21 years and over166,827
62 years and over44,339
65 years and over36,118
Population by race
Total population226,097
One race215,433
   White167,832
   Black or African American38,614
   American Indian and Alaska Native549
   Asian3,883
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander186
   Some other race4,369
Two or more races10,664
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population168,732
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population80,209
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population88,523

Social characteristics in Gaston County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households88,710
Family households (families)41,131
Married-couple family6,591
Male householder, no wife present, family16,166
Female householder, no husband present, family11,368
Nonfamily households24,822
Average household size26,646
Average family size2.52

Economic characteristics in Gaston County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households88,710
Less than $10,0004,754
$10,000 to $14,9994,734
$15,000 to $24,9999,512
$25,000 to $34,9999,021
$35,000 to $49,99911,598
$50,000 to $74,99915,990
$75,000 to $99,99911,144
$100,000 to $149,99913,048
$150,000 to $199,9995,015
$200,000 or more3,894
Median household income (dollars)56,819

Housing characteristics in Gaston County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units97,109
Occupied housing units88,710
Vacant housing units8,399
Units in structure
Total housing units97,109
1-unit, detached71,148
1-unit, attached2,384
2 units1,721
3 or 4 units3,295
5 to 9 units4,611
10 to 19 units2,837
20 or more units2,438
Mobile home8,607
Boat, RV, van, etc.68
Year structure built
Total housing units97,109
Built 2014 or later196
Built 2010 to 20137,463
Built 2000 to 200914,760
Built 1990 to 199913,099
Built 1980 to 198913,086
Built 1970 to 197913,916
Built 1960 to 196912,229
Built 1950 to 19599,912
Built 1940 to 19495,335
Built 1939 or earlier7,113
Rooms
Total housing units97,109
1 room682
2 rooms1,074
3 rooms6,831
4 rooms16,477
5 rooms25,218
6 rooms18,475
7 rooms11,855
8 rooms6,914
9 rooms or more9,583
Median rooms5.4
Bedrooms
Total housing units97,109
No bedroom743
1 bedroom6,158
2 bedrooms27,714
3 bedrooms47,002
4 bedrooms12,421
5 or more bedrooms3,071
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units88,710
Owner-occupied58,277
Renter-occupied30,433
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.59
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.39
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units88,710
Moved in 2017 or later8,150
Moved in 2015 to 201625,415
Moved in 2010 to 201414,248
Moved in 2000 to 200918,429
Moved in 1990 to 19999,538
Moved in 1989 and earlier12,930
Value
Owner-occupied units58,277
Less than $50,0003,585
$50,000 to $99,9998,397
$100,000 to $149,99911,486
$150,000 to $199,99912,011
$200,000 to $299,99913,714
$300,000 to $499,9996,928
$500,000 to $999,9991,843
$1,000,000 or more313
Median (dollars)170,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units58,277
Housing units with a mortgage36,474
Housing units without a mortgage21,803
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent28,906
Less than $5002,128
$500 to $99915,777
$1,000 to $1,4999,058
$1,500 to $1,9991,445
$2,000 to $2,499365
$2,500 to $2,99966
$3,000 or more67
Median (dollars)917
No rent paid1,527

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