South Gastonia, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents
South Gastonia: | $204,641 |
North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Total population: 5,762 (Urban population: 5,414, Rural population: 145 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 2,212 (2,061 occupied: 1,608 owner occupied, 453 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 33% |
Housing density: 344 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $103,833.
Median contract rent in 2022: $871 (lower quartile is $636, upper quartile is $1,072)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $875
Median gross rent in South Gastonia, NC in 2022: $986
Housing units in South Gastonia with a mortgage: 872 (100 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 391
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 202,769- In family households: 173,519 (37,647 male householders, 18,305 female householders)
39,241 spouses, 58,161 children (53,263 natural, 1,288 adopted, 3,610 stepchildren), 6,452 grandchildren, 2,034 brothers or sisters, 1,960 parents, foster children, 2,948 other relatives, 5,436 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29,250 (11,299 male householders (8,767 living alone)), 12,616 female householders (10,898 living alone)), 5,335 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,317 (1,942 institutionalized population)
29,174 married couples with children.
11,538 single-parent households (2,630 men, 8,908 women).
95.8% of residents of South Gastonia speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 193 (2.8%)
(51.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Gastonia, North Carolina
- 6no bedroom
- 581 bedroom
- 4612 bedrooms
- 9823 bedrooms
- 864 bedrooms
- 155+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Gastonia, North Carolina
- 0no bedroom
- 291 bedroom
- 2122 bedrooms
- 2053 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in South Gastonia in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 74no vehicle
- 4171 vehicle
- 7532 vehicles
- 2663 vehicles
- 684 vehicles
- 305+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in South Gastonia in renter-occupied apartments
- 31no vehicle
- 2381 vehicle
- 1392 vehicles
- 313 vehicles
- 144 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Gastonia, North Carolina
- 01 room
- 172 rooms
- 473 rooms
- 2534 rooms
- 6735 rooms
- 4156 rooms
- 1257 rooms
- 418 rooms
- 379+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Gastonia, North Carolina
- 01 room
- 132 rooms
- 213 rooms
- 1794 rooms
- 1345 rooms
- 826 rooms
- 117 rooms
- 68 rooms
- 79+ rooms
South Gastonia, NC household income distribution
- 6,620Less than $10,000
- 5,337$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,722$20,000 to $29,999
- 8,283$30,000 to $39,999
- 8,538$40,000 to $49,999
- 7,930$50,000 to $59,999
- 10,097$60,000 to $74,999
- 13,771$75,000 to $99,999
- 7,903$100,000 to $124,999
- 5,886$125,000 to $149,999
- 6,237$150,000 to $199,999
- 6,947$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.1%
Number of people working at home: 434 (13.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 34
- 5 to 9 minutes: 274
- 10 to 14 minutes: 438
- 15 to 19 minutes: 536
- 20 to 24 minutes: 466
- 25 to 29 minutes: 44
- 30 to 34 minutes: 328
- 35 to 39 minutes: 96
- 40 to 44 minutes: 97
- 45 to 59 minutes: 155
- 60 to 89 minutes: 81
- 90 or more minutes: 38
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,099 (80.7%)
- Carpooled: 406 (15.6%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (0.2%)
- Walked: 22 (0.8%)
- Other means: 55 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (0.5%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in South Gastonia, North Carolina
- 501995 to March 2000
- 271990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 61975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 7Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Other: 1,243 (33.6%)
- United States: 779 (21.0%)
- German: 498 (13.5%)
- English: 363 (9.8%)
- Irish: 243 (6.6%)
- Scotch-Irish: 174 (4.7%)
- Dutch: 107 (2.9%)
- Scottish: 99 (2.7%)
- Italian: 62 (1.7%)
- Norwegian: 45 (1.2%)
- French: 27 (0.7%)
- Polish: 15 (0.4%)
- Arab: 14 (0.4%)
- French Canadian: 7 (0.2%)
- Greek: 7 (0.2%)
- Russian: 7 (0.2%)
- Czech: 6 (0.2%)
- Subsaharan African: 5 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
South Gastonia: | 56.7% (51) |
North Carolina: | 40.0% (172,065) |
South Gastonia: | 18.9% (17) |
North Carolina: | 0.2% (921) |
South Gastonia: | 16.7% (15) |
North Carolina: | 0.2% (1,034) |
South Gastonia: | 7.8% (7) |
North Carolina: | 0.6% (2,436) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4,379
- Other state: 1,063
- Northeast: 149
- Midwest: 113
- South: 760
- West: 41
59% of South Gastonia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in North Carolina.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 18
- Nursery to 4th grade: 17
- 5th and 6th grade: 51
- 7th and 8th grade: 165
- 9th grade: 115
- 10th grade: 216
- 11th grade: 85
- 12th grade, no diploma: 63
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 552
- Less than 1 year of college: 85
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 262
- Associate degree: 110
- Bachelor's degree: 81
- Master's degree: 10
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 24
- Nursery to 4th grade: 15
- 5th and 6th grade: 63
- 7th and 8th grade: 157
- 9th grade: 149
- 10th grade: 198
- 11th grade: 112
- 12th grade, no diploma: 94
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 594
- Less than 1 year of college: 151
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 223
- Associate degree: 75
- Bachelor's degree: 45
- Master's degree: 15
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,689
- One, attached: 36
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 15
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 449
Median worth of mobile homes: $143,905
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%
- 62.9%Utility gas
- 27.9%Electricity
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.6%Wood
- 47.9%Utility gas
- 32.0%Electricity
- 15.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 4.1% |
North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Here: | 0.0% |
North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Here: | 23.1% |
North Carolina: | 20.2% |