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Gaston County
Gaston County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 227,943 County Seat Gaston County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 071 Num Towns 15 Census-Designated Places 2 Total Town Population 151,264 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 228,972 Median Age 39.9 Veterans 13,229 Housing Units 98,616 Uninsured 2,714 Net Migration (recent) 6,741 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 4,580 Total Employees 69,780 Avg Annual Pay $54,211 Median Household Income $62,628 Poverty Rate 12.4% Unemployment Rate 4.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $69,245 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,362,637,575 Federal Spending Per Capita $5,978
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $206,700 Median Rent $1,005 FMR Studio $1,586 FMR 1BR $1,647 FMR 2BR $1,824 FMR 3BR $2,250 FMR 4BR $2,852
Health & Safety
Hospitals 15 EMS Stations 45 Fire Stations 45 Police Stations 45 Adult Smoking 17.4% Adult Obesity 38.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 44.7 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 15 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 15
Community
Churches 200 Libraries 17 Historic Places (NRHP) 38 Homeless Population 466 Schools 162 SNAP Stores 222 Bank Branches 48
Agriculture
Total Farms 15 Land in Farms (acres) 36,859 Avg Farm Size (acres) 2,457.3 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2020-05-08 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Gaston County
Gastonia — pop 80,411Mount Holly — pop 17,703Belmont — pop 15,010Cherryville — pop 6,078Dallas — pop 5,927Bessemer City — pop 5,428Cramerton — pop 5,296Ranlo — pop 4,511Stanley — pop 3,963Lowell — pop 3,654Springdale — pop 1,203McAdenville — pop 890High Shoals — pop 595Alexis — pop 589Dellview — pop 6
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
