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Gastonia, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $272,200 (it was $92,100 in 2000)
Gastonia:

$272,200
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,200 - $369,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $297,004
Here:

$297,004
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $256,564
Here:

$256,564
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $161,260
Here:

$161,260
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,105
Here:

$195,105
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $69,030
Here:

$69,030
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $131,643
Here:

$131,643
State:

$124,933

Total population: 73,698 (Urban population: 65,564, Rural population: 734 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 36,861 (34,881 occupied: 20,107 owner occupied, 14,774 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

33%

Housing density: 800 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $301,373.

Median contract rent in 2022: $882 (lower quartile is $693, upper quartile is $1,076)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $488


Median gross rent in Gastonia, NC in 2022: $1,058

Housing units in Gastonia with a mortgage: 12,905 (1,369 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,215 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 365

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $95,762

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,822

Median monthly housing costs: $1,060

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Gastonia, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1984

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship:

Households: 82,666
  • Male householders: 14,668 (4,986 living alone), Female householders: 20,213 (5,539 living alone)
  • 13,668 spouses (13,668 opposite-sex spouses), 2,043 unmarried partners, (2,043 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,079 children (19,854 natural, 0 adopted, 225 stepchildren), 4,223 grandchildren, 709 brothers or sisters, 390 parents, 0 foster children, 3,319 other relatives, 1,720 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,634

Size of family households: 10,166 2-persons, 6,802 3-persons, 2,874 4-persons, 1,330 5-persons, 190 6-persons, 543 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,525 1-person, 1,728 2-persons, 698 3-persons, 25 4-persons.

7,286 married couples with children.
5,915 single-parent households (522 men, 5,393 women).

88.3% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 6,463 (7.8%)
(35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • 62no bedroom
  • 671 bedroom
  • 2,7872 bedrooms
  • 12,1383 bedrooms
  • 4,3874 bedrooms
  • 6665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • 213no bedroom
  • 2,5281 bedroom
  • 7,7642 bedrooms
  • 4,1203 bedrooms
  • 1494 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Gastonia in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gastonia in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 426no vehicle
  • 5,3441 vehicle
  • 7,5862 vehicles
  • 4,2103 vehicles
  • 1,7554 vehicles
  • 7865+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Gastonia in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gastonia in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,026no vehicle
  • 8,4611 vehicle
  • 3,7442 vehicles
  • 4353 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 1085+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • 621 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1783 rooms
  • 1,7824 rooms
  • 3,6565 rooms
  • 3,9836 rooms
  • 3,4187 rooms
  • 3,3298 rooms
  • 3,6999+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • 2131 room
  • 8232 rooms
  • 1,4533 rooms
  • 6,2954 rooms
  • 3,3395 rooms
  • 2,3266 rooms
  • 2567 rooms
  • 698 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Gastonia, NC
Gastonia city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Gastonia, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022
  • 3,258Less than $10,000
  • 2,200$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,154$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,651$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,691$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,855$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,463$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,427$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,586$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,121$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,426$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,049$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Gastonia, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Gastonia, NC in 2022
  • 193Less than $10,000
  • 176$20,000 to $24,999
  • 25$30,000 to $34,999
  • 244$35,000 to $39,999
  • 66$40,000 to $49,999
  • 43$60,000 to $69,999
  • 493$70,000 to $79,999
  • 358$80,000 to $89,999
  • 185$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,413$100,000 to $124,999
  • 687$125,000 to $149,999
  • 715$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,307$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,591$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,504$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,437$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,686$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,508$500,000 to $749,999
  • 371$750,000 to $999,999
  • 105$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Gastonia, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Gastonia, NC in 2022
  • 123$150 to $199
  • 421$250 to $299
  • 126$300 to $349
  • 232$350 to $399
  • 290$400 to $449
  • 154$450 to $499
  • 350$500 to $549
  • 808$550 to $599
  • 568$600 to $649
  • 425$650 to $699
  • 489$700 to $749
  • 1,199$750 to $799
  • 2,053$800 to $899
  • 2,390$900 to $999
  • 2,242$1,000 to $1,249
  • 758$1,250 to $1,499
  • 958$1,500 to $1,999
  • 67$2,500 to $2,999
  • 91$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,030No cash rent
Work and jobs in Gastonia: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.5%
Number of people working at home: 4,703 (11.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 384
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,398
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,459
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 7,420
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,216
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,554
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,624
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,415
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,367
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,949
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,656
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,035
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Gastonia

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 36,936 (74.9%)
  • Carpooled: 5,259 (10.7%)
  • Bus: 534 (1.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 15 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 465 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 200 (0.4%)
  • Worked at home: 4,703 (9.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 17.3%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 3.7%Females
Races in Gastonia detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • 2,0162010 or later
  • 1,2982000 to 2009
  • 9901990 to 1999
  • 5271980 to 1989
  • 1871970 to 1979
  • 241Before 1970
Ancestries in Gastonia, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 10,416 (21.2%)
  • English: 3,383 (6.9%)
  • African: 1,814 (3.7%)
  • German: 1,812 (3.7%)
  • Irish: 1,633 (3.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 931 (1.9%)
  • European: 702 (1.4%)
  • Scottish: 547 (1.1%)
  • Italian: 503 (1.0%)
  • Haitian: 296 (0.6%)
  • French: 273 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 230 (0.5%)
  • British: 185 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 133 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 116 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 94 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 90 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 87 (0.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 78 (0.2%)
  • Bulgarian: 61 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 59 (0.1%)
  • Bahamian: 54 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 50 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 44 (0.09%)
  • Guyanese: 38 (0.08%)
  • Russian: 37 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 35 (0.07%)
  • Hungarian: 34 (0.07%)
  • Eastern European: 33 (0.07%)
  • Kenyan: 33 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 33 (0.07%)
  • French Canadian: 30 (0.06%)
  • Jordanian: 29 (0.06%)
  • Afghan: 25 (0.05%)
  • Ghanaian: 24 (0.05%)
  • Scandinavian: 21 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 14 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Canadian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 8 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 8 (0.02%)
  • Portuguese: 7 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 7 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 6 (0.01%)
  • Australian: 6 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Gastonia:

22.4% (1,256)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Colombia
Gastonia:

20.5% (1,151)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,275)

El Salvador
Gastonia:

7.4% (414)
North Carolina:

3.8% (33,379)

Trinidad and Tobago
Gastonia:

3.0% (171)
North Carolina:

0.4% (3,587)

Honduras
Gastonia:

3.0% (169)
North Carolina:

4.7% (40,707)

Chile
Gastonia:

2.9% (161)
North Carolina:

0.3% (2,274)

India
Gastonia:

2.6% (148)
North Carolina:

9.3% (80,594)

Haiti
Gastonia:

2.6% (146)
North Carolina:

0.6% (5,018)

Jamaica
Gastonia:

2.4% (137)
North Carolina:

1.3% (11,419)

England
Gastonia:

2.4% (133)
North Carolina:

1.2% (10,140)

Vietnam
Gastonia:

2.2% (124)
North Carolina:

2.9% (24,965)

Philippines
Gastonia:

2.2% (123)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Dominican Republic
Gastonia:

1.7% (96)
North Carolina:

1.7% (15,135)

Poland
Gastonia:

1.6% (92)
North Carolina:

0.4% (3,607)

Nicaragua
Gastonia:

1.5% (85)
North Carolina:

0.5% (4,128)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 51,208
  • Other state: 23,770
  • Northeast: 6,498
  • Midwest: 4,463
  • South: 10,933
  • West: 1,876

88.1% of Gastonia residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65.5% lived in North Carolina.


Gastonia:

88.1%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 251
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 271
  • 5th and 6th grade: 355
  • 7th and 8th grade: 226
  • 9th grade: 86
  • 10th grade: 1,264
  • 11th grade: 380
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 331
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,874
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,412
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,221
  • Associate degree: 2,458
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,357
  • Master's degree: 1,363
  • Professional school degree: 245
  • Doctorate degree: 620
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 139
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 156
  • 5th and 6th grade: 111
  • 7th and 8th grade: 218
  • 9th grade: 512
  • 10th grade: 721
  • 11th grade: 826
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 35
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,879
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,520
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,480
  • Associate degree: 3,751
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,170
  • Master's degree: 2,095
  • Professional school degree: 227
  • Doctorate degree: 219
Educational Attainment for Females
Gastonia marital status for males
Gastonia marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 24,947
  • One, attached: 1,082
  • Two: 412
  • 3 or 4: 2,991
  • 5 to 9: 2,262
  • 10 to 19: 2,656
  • 20 to 49: 314
  • 50 or more: 1,068
  • Mobile homes: 1,129

Median worth of mobile homes: $106,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Gastonia
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Gastonia, NC
  • 65.2%Utility gas
  • 31.8%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gastonia, NC
  • 66.7%Electricity
  • 30.7%Utility gas
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 672
Here:

11.2%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 621
Here:

14.5%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 531
Here:

20.3%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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