Compare Gastonia, NC vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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| Metric |
Gastonia, NC City |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 82,884 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,204 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1978 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $64,059 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $35,174 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.4% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 82,884 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 55,337 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 32,378 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $64,059 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $35,174 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.4% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,204 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1978 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 45.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 54.2% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 54.1% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 29.7% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.3% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.8% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 87.2% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 88% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 27.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 12% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 30.9% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 28.9% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13.7% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 26.6% | 35.7% | 35.7% |