Compare ZIP Code 28054 vs Gaston County, NC vs Gastonia, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)
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28054 – Gastonia, NC ZIP Code |
Gaston County, NC County |
Gastonia, NC City |
Charlotte Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 41,707 | 234,881 | 82,884 | 2,768,407 | 10,730,404 |
| Rent | $1,215 | $1,153 | $1,204 | $1,473 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1979 | 1982 | 1978 | 1996 | 1991 |
| Household income | $61,035 | $67,478 | $64,059 | $83,304 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $33,995 | $37,058 | $35,174 | $46,738 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 10.6% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.9% | 46.9% | 50.4% | 45.9% | 44.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 41,707 | 234,881 | 82,884 | 2,768,407 | 10,730,404 |
| Adults over 25 | 28,214 | 163,523 | 55,337 | 1,890,821 | 7,380,330 |
| Total households | 17,379 | 93,576 | 32,378 | 1,076,260 | 4,282,345 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $61,035 | $67,478 | $64,059 | $83,304 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $33,995 | $37,058 | $35,174 | $46,738 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 10.6% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.9% | 46.9% | 50.4% | 45.9% | 44.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,215 | $1,153 | $1,204 | $1,473 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1979 | 1982 | 1978 | 1996 | 1991 |
| Households that rent | 53.2% | 33.2% | 45.8% | 34.1% | 33.4% |
| Households that own | 46.8% | 66.8% | 54.2% | 65.9% | 66.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 55.3% | 68.4% | 54.1% | 58.5% | 61.8% |
| Black | 29.6% | 17.5% | 29.7% | 22% | 20.3% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.5% | 8% | 9.3% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 11% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 12.5% | 11.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 89% | 90.1% | 87.2% | 87.5% | 88.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 90.2% | 87.6% | 88% | 78.7% | 83.7% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 27.0 min | 27.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 12.4% | 12% | 21.3% | 16.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 32.7% | 29.7% | 30.9% | 26.4% | 27.2% |
| High school graduate or GED | 30.3% | 29.2% | 28.9% | 22.5% | 24.8% |
| Some college or associate degree | 15% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 11.2% | 12.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 22% | 26.5% | 26.6% | 39.9% | 35.7% |