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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Gastonia, NC are White alone (43,226 residents), Black alone (22,839 residents), and Hispanic (8,979 residents). 88.6% of Gastonia residents speak English at home. 6.8% of Gastonia, NC residents are foreign-born (4.9% born in Latin America, 0.9% born in Asia), which is 17.6% less than the foreign-born rate of 8.0% across the entire state of North Carolina.

Race distribution in Gastonia

2000 2022
  • Races in Gastonia, NC (2000)
    • 44,61567.3%White alone
    • 16,52024.9%Black alone
    • 3,6135.5%Hispanic
    • 7651.2%Asian alone
    • 5660.9%Two or more races
    • 1180.2%American Indian alone
    • 670.1%Other race alone
    • 130.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Gastonia, NC (2022)
    • 43,22652.3%White alone
    • 22,83927.6%Black alone
    • 8,97910.9%Hispanic
    • 3,5934.3%Two or more races
    • 1,9392.3%Other race alone
    • 1,1131.3%Asian alone
    • 7350.9%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 2420.3%American Indian alone
2000 2022
  • Races in North Carolina (2000)
    • 5,647,15570.2%White alone
    • 1,723,30121.4%Black alone
    • 378,9634.7%Hispanic
    • 112,4161.4%Asian alone
    • 95,3331.2%American Indian alone
    • 79,9651.0%Two or more races
    • 9,0150.1%Other race alone
    • 3,1650.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in North Carolina (2022)
    • 6,497,51960.7%White alone
    • 2,155,65020.1%Black alone
    • 1,114,79910.4%Hispanic
    • 438,0614.1%Two or more races
    • 341,0523.2%Asian alone
    • 91,7580.9%American Indian alone
    • 50,1800.5%Other race alone
    • 9,9540.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Gastonia

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $79,929White non-Hispanic householders
  • $37,008Black householders
  • $72,574Asian householders
  • $42,390Some other race householders
  • $52,430Two or more races householders
  • $40,480Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $289,637White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $213,090Black or African American householders
  • $270,131American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $470,217Asian householders
  • $265,993Some other race householders
  • $374,164Two or more races householders
  • $263,924Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Gastonia, NC in 2022

Median age by race in Gastonia

  • 44.1Median age for White residents
  • 40.9Males
  • 45.5Females
  • 34.1Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 33.7Males
  • 34.4Females
  • 9.6Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • 8.4Females
  • 45.3Median age for Asian residents
  • 33.1Males
  • 46.6Females
  • 53.3Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • 53.3Females
  • 34.5Median age for Other race residents
  • 27.0Males
  • 43.2Females
  • 26.4Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 24.9Males
  • 27.7Females
  • 44.6Median age for White alone residents
  • 41.0Males
  • 46.1Females
  • 37.7Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 39.4Males
  • 33.5Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Gastonia

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 13,89870.0%Owner occupied
  • 5,97030.0%Renter occupied
  • 70.0%
    30.0%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 3,20432.1%Owner occupied
  • 6,77367.9%Renter occupied
  • 32.1%
    67.9%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 3460.8%Owner occupied
  • 2239.2%Renter occupied
  • 60.8%
    39.2%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 32264.8%Owner occupied
  • 17535.2%Renter occupied
  • 64.8%
    35.2%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 44100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 87250.4%Owner occupied
  • 85849.6%Renter occupied
  • 50.4%
    49.6%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,74872.4%Owner occupied
  • 66827.6%Renter occupied
  • 72.4%
    27.6%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 12,94269.6%Owner occupied
  • 5,66530.4%Renter occupied
  • 69.6%
    30.4%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2,57465.2%Owner occupied
  • 1,37134.8%Renter occupied
  • 65.2%
    34.8%

Language usage in Gastonia

  • English speakers - Total
  • 88.6% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
  • 9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 3,49250.2%Speak English very well
  • 3,46649.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 50.2%
    49.8%
  • 2.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 87448.7%Speak English very well
  • 91951.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 48.7%
    51.3%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 93.7% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
  • 5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 92967.1%Speak English very well
  • 45532.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 67.1%
    32.9%
  • 0.4% of residents speak other language at home
  • 4446.3%Speak English very well
  • 5153.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 46.3%
    53.7%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 27.0% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
  • 73.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 303.8%Speak English very well
  • 76996.2%Speak English less than very well
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 19.6% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
  • 58.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 1,52440.5%Speak English very well
  • 2,24259.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 40.5%
    59.5%
  • 21.6% of residents speak other language at home
  • 66548.0%Speak English very well
  • 72152.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 48.0%
    52.0%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

96.1% (40,862)
Foreign-born:

23.2% (172)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

3.9% (1,664)
Foreign-born:

76.8% (569)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

99.0% (21,406)
Foreign-born:

31.7% (120)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

1.1% (232)
Foreign-born:

68.1% (258)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

5.2% (12)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (74)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

54.8% (143)
Foreign-born:

24.1% (144)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

45.0% (117)
Foreign-born:

73.2% (437)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

50.6% (1,135)
Foreign-born:

2.3% (41)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

50.8% (1,140)
Foreign-born:

99.1% (1,780)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

77.6% (3,447)
Foreign-born:

12.9% (310)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

22.4% (996)
Foreign-born:

87.1% (2,099)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

98.7% (40,009)
Foreign-born:

52.9% (212)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

1.3% (525)
Foreign-born:

39.0% (156)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

31.2% (1,419)
Foreign-born:

5.4% (216)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

68.8% (3,135)
Foreign-born:

94.6% (3,766)

Foreign-born residents in Gastonia

5,611 residents are foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

This city:

6.8%
North Carolina:

8.3%

Median age by place of birth - Gastonia
Place of birth - Gastonia, NC
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Place of birth - Gastonia, NC
Place of birth - Gastonia, NC
Place of birth - Gastonia, NC
Population born outside the United States - Gastonia
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Gastonia
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Gastonia
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Gastonia
Place of birth by age - Gastonia

Marital status for residents in Gastonia

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 35.4%Never married
  • 48.6%Now married
  • 2.1%Separated
  • 2.7%Widowed
  • 11.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 26.3%Never married
  • 45.8%Now married
  • 1.6%Separated
  • 12.1%Widowed
  • 14.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

62.1% (681)
Unmarried:

37.9% (415)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

38.1% (3,119)
Unmarried:

61.9% (5,060)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 44.2%Never married
  • 37.5%Now married
  • 4.6%Separated
  • 1.2%Widowed
  • 12.5%Divorced
  • Females
  • 46.8%Never married
  • 33.0%Now married
  • 0.9%Separated
  • 11.0%Widowed
  • 8.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

25.6% (325)
Unmarried:

74.4% (944)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

27.2% (1,175)
Unmarried:

72.8% (3,139)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 42.5%Never married
  • 31.5%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 26.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 35.8%Never married
  • 51.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 12.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (19)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (49)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 50.2%Never married
  • 39.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 10.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 33.7%Never married
  • 61.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.5%Widowed
  • 4.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (5)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

44.5% (120)
Unmarried:

55.5% (149)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 31.0%Never married
  • 58.0%Now married
  • 0.2%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 10.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 36.5%Never married
  • 50.6%Now married
  • 5.0%Separated
  • 2.3%Widowed
  • 5.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

27.3% (12)
Unmarried:

72.7% (32)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

48.6% (560)
Unmarried:

51.4% (593)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 35.4%Never married
  • 60.7%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 3.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 17.5%Never married
  • 52.9%Now married
  • 9.3%Separated
  • 1.7%Widowed
  • 18.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

4.8% (3)
Unmarried:

95.2% (56)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

48.4% (778)
Unmarried:

51.6% (830)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 32.0%Never married
  • 51.9%Now married
  • 1.1%Separated
  • 3.0%Widowed
  • 12.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 25.2%Never married
  • 46.9%Now married
  • 1.7%Separated
  • 12.5%Widowed
  • 13.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

60.2% (628)
Unmarried:

39.8% (415)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

40.2% (3,084)
Unmarried:

59.8% (4,588)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 36.3%Never married
  • 47.7%Now married
  • 4.2%Separated
  • 2.3%Widowed
  • 9.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 42.8%Never married
  • 40.2%Now married
  • 6.0%Separated
  • 4.2%Widowed
  • 6.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (79)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

48.8% (1,151)
Unmarried:

51.2% (1,209)

Ancestries in Gastonia

  • Ancestries in Gastonia, NC
    • 10,41621.2%American
    • 3,3836.9%English
    • 1,8143.7%African
    • 1,8123.7%German
    • 1,6333.3%Irish
    • 9311.9%Scotch-Irish
    • 7021.4%European
    • 5471.1%Scottish
    • 5031.0%Italian
    • 2960.6%Haitian
    • 2730.6%French
    • 2300.5%Polish
    • 1850.4%British
    • 1330.3%Greek
    • 1160.2%Jamaican
    • 940.2%Dutch
    • 900.2%West Indian
    • 870.2%Northern European
    • 780.2%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 610.1%Bulgarian
    • 590.1%Swedish
    • 540.1%Bahamian
    • 500.1%Norwegian
    • 440.09%Turkish
    • 380.08%Guyanese
    • 370.08%Russian
    • 350.07%Slovak
    • 340.07%Hungarian
    • 330.07%Eastern European
    • 330.07%Kenyan
    • 330.07%Welsh
    • 300.06%French Canadian
    • 290.06%Jordanian
    • 250.05%Afghan
    • 240.05%Ghanaian
    • 210.04%Scandinavian
    • 140.03%Israeli
    • 110.02%Egyptian
    • 90.02%Canadian
    • 80.02%Austrian
    • 80.02%Czech
    • 70.01%Portuguese
    • 70.01%Moroccan
    • 70.01%Lithuanian
    • 60.01%Belgian
    • 60.01%Swiss
    • 60.01%Australian

Geographical mobility in Gastonia

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 40,00989.1%White (Caucasian)
    • 20,11189.0%Black or African American
    • 300100.0%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 1,011100.0%Asian
    • 146100.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 3,13782.7%Other race
    • 5,92382.3%Two or more races
    • 38,49890.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 6,79577.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 1,7613.9%White / Caucasian
    • 1,0204.5%Black or African American
    • 80.8%Asian
    • 51213.5%Other race
    • 1932.7%Two or more races
    • 1,7614.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 3774.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 1,7543.9%White / Caucasian
    • 1,2745.6%Black or African American
    • 20.5%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 631.7%Other race
    • 3975.5%Two or more races
    • 1,4523.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 6016.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 1,1052.5%White / Caucasian
    • 1520.7%Black or African American
    • 80.8%Asian
    • 140.4%Other race
    • 1512.1%Two or more races
    • 5831.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 89610.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 2820.6%White
    • 490.2%Black or African American
    • 130.3%Other race
    • 1410.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1411.6%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Gastonia

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 2,148100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 16397.0%Native
  • 53.0%Foreign-born
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 216100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 3,390100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 16072.9%Native
  • 5927.1%Foreign-born
  • 72.9%
    27.1%
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 5,203100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 32853.5%Native
  • 28446.5%Foreign-born
  • 53.5%
    46.5%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 63297.2%Native
  • 182.8%Foreign-born
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 4,952100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 38572.9%Native
  • 14327.1%Foreign-born
  • 72.9%
    27.1%

    • Place of birth for residents in Gastonia

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 4,221Americas
      • 4,168Latin America
      • 2,165Central America
      • 1,329South America
      • 756Asia
      • 672Caribbean
      • 445Europe
      • 326South Eastern Asia
      • 246South Central Asia
      • 192Eastern Europe
      • 166Africa
      • 160Eastern Asia
      • 158Northern Europe
      • 91Eastern Africa
      • 68China
      • 64Western Europe
      • 53Northern America
      • 48Western Africa
      • 30Southern Europe
      • 23Western Asia
      • 21Oceania
      • 21Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 9Southern Africa
      • 8Middle Africa
      • 8Northern Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 1,394Mexico
      • 1,037Colombia
      • 430El Salvador
      • 161Trinidad and Tobago
      • 147Honduras
      • 147India
      • 130Philippines
      • 130Haiti
      • 124Dominican Republic
      • 124Chile
      • 121England
      • 116Vietnam
      • 114Jamaica
      • 103Poland
      • 96Ecuador
      • 95Nicaragua
      • 71Pakistan
      • 70West Indies
      • 69Laos
      • 66Guatemala
      • 53Japan
      • 53Canada
      • 51China
      • 50Kenya
      • 50Cuba
      • 48Bulgaria
      • 47Germany
      • 41Zimbabwe
      • 38Korea
      • 33Ghana
      • 30Costa Rica
      • 27Czechoslovakia
      • 26United Kingdom
      • 24Venezuela
      • 22Italy
      • 21Argentina
      • 20Bahamas
      • 20Guyana
      • 14New Zealand
      • 13Afghanistan
      • 13Taiwan
      • 12Saudi Arabia
      • 12Sri Lanka
      • 12Russia
      • 10Israel
      • 9Austria
      • 9South Africa
      • 9Malaysia
      • 8Egypt
      • 8Nigeria
      • 8Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 8Portugal
      • 7Belgium
      • 6Australia
      • 6Peru
      • 3Hong Kong

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Gastonia

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 13332.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 27767.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 32.4%
    67.6%
  • Black or African American
  • 40138.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 65061.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 38.1%
    61.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native
  • 32100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Other race
  • 29100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 29100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 13345.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 16255.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 45.0%
    55.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 2335.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 4164.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 35.5%
    64.5%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 21741.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 30058.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 41.9%
    58.1%
  • Black or African American
  • 14666.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 7433.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 66.3%
    33.7%
  • Other race
  • 6100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 6100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 21742.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 29557.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 42.4%
    57.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 27100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren

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