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Gaston County offers you a wonderful combination of gardens, parks, historic sites, and shopping delights to make your visit so enjoyable you'll want to return again and again.
Males: 34,268 |
 (47.3%) |
| Females: 38,237 |  (52.7%) |
| Median resident age: |  35.6 years |
| North Carolina median age: |  35.3 years |
Zip codes: 28051, 28052, 28053, 28054, 28055, 28056.
Gastonia Zip Code Map
Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,732 (it was $36,924 in 2000)
| Gastonia: | $37,732 |
| North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,853
| Gastonia: | $22,853 |
| North Carolina: | $24,307 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,600 (it was $92,100 in 2000)
| Gastonia: | $128,600 |
| North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Median gross rent in 2007: $667.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 16.5%
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 28052, 28054, 28056.
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), German (9.0%), Irish (7.1%), English (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), Scottish (1.8%).
Current Local Time: 9:20:43 AMEST time zone
Incorporated in 1877
Elevation: 816 feet
Land area: 46.1 square miles.
| Population density: 1574 people per square mile |
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For population 25 years and over in Gastonia
- High school or higher: 72.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gastonia city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 9.8%
3,698 residents are foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.7% Asia).
| This city: | 5.6% |
| North Carolina: | 5.3% |
For population 25 years and over in Gastonia
- High school or higher: 72.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gastonia city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 9.8%
3,698 residents are foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.7% Asia).
| This city: | 5.6% |
| North Carolina: | 5.3% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,544 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,264 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC 
(20.1 miles 
, pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (465.5 miles 
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: South Gastonia, NC (1.7 miles 
), Ranlo, NC (1.9 miles ), Dallas, NC (2.0 miles 
), Lowell, NC (2.1 miles ), Spencer Mountain, NC (2.3 miles) , McAdenville, NC (2.4 miles ), Bessemer City, NC (2.5 miles 
), Cramerton, NC (2.5 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 164 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 1998: 176 buildings, average cost: $133,200
- 1999: 212 buildings, average cost: $144,100
- 2000: 218 buildings, average cost: $149,200
- 2001: 274 buildings, average cost: $136,000
- 2002: 315 buildings, average cost: $129,400
- 2003: 357 buildings, average cost: $130,800
- 2004: 410 buildings, average cost: $153,200
- 2005: 356 buildings, average cost: $169,900
- 2006: 467 buildings, average cost: $200,200
- 2007: 528 buildings, average cost: $203,000
- 2008: 238 buildings, average cost: $243,100
Average climate in Gastonia, North Carolina
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