Northampton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.7%
(22.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 65.2% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 65.4% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gaston, NC
Gaston compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Wood (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Northampton County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Gaston (based on Northampton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 31.37%
| Here | | 31.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 62.3% | 33.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 2.1% |
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| Congregations | 41.5% | 43.9% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 7.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | This county: | 3.37 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 1.45 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Northampton County: | 4.82 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Northampton County: | 4.34 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 37.5% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Northampton County: | 18.0% | | North Carolina: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,705 | $20,460 | 1 | $1,262 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,240 | $31,440 | 2 | $1,971 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,253 | $21,012 | 1 | $966 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $12,198 | $24,396 | 4 | $4,199 |
Gaston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($6.95)
All Other: $4,000 ($3.48)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $145,000 ($125.98)
Police Protection: $88,000 ($76.46)
Regular Highways: $49,000 ($42.57)
Solid Waste Management: $41,000 ($35.62)
Parks & Recreation: $18,000 ($15.64)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($9.56)
Health Services - Other: $7,000 ($6.08)
General - Other: $3,000 ($2.61)
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,000 ($13.90)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $70,000 ($60.82)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.87)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $259,000 ($225.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $249,000 ($216.33)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($8.69)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($2.61)
Rents: $2,000 ($1.74)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($1.74)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $6,000 ($5.21)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $153,000 ($132.93)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $44,000 ($38.23)
All Other: $39,000 ($33.88)
General Support: $30,000 ($26.06)
- Tax - Property: $154,000 ($133.80)
NEC: $14,000 ($12.16)
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000 ($3.48)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $152,000 ($132.06)
6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,209 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.39% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,079 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.72% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gaston:
- WCBT (1230 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
- WSMY (1400 AM; 1 kW; WELDON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- WEVA (860 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EMPORIA, VA; Owner: COLONIAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WARR (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WARRENTON, NC; Owner: QUAD DIVISIONS, INC. DBA DARENSBURG BROADCASTING)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gaston:
- WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
- WRTP-FM (90.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPGT (91.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WPTM (102.3 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WJYA (89.3 FM; EMPORIA, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WSMY-FM (103.1 FM; ALBERTA, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Gaston:
- WNVN-LP (Channel 20; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
Gaston fatal accident list:
Feb 28, 2003 11:00 PM, Huey St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 22, 1992 02:01 PM, Nc46, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 20, 1984 03:40 AM, 46, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 16, 1980 08:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 31, 1979 06:05 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 3, 1977 02:58 PM, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Gaston)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 42 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 - Police Dept (Lat: 36.501528 Lon: -77.646917), Call Sign: KWV693, Licensee ID: L00115450
Assigned Frequencies: 155.880 MHz
Grant Date: 08/28/2004, Expiration Date: 09/14/2014
Registrant: Gaston, Town Of, Drawer M, Gaston, NC 27832, Phone: (919) 537-1046 - Police Dept (Lat: 36.501528 Lon: -77.646917), Call Sign: WAH274, Licensee ID: L00115450
Assigned Frequencies: 154.815 MHz
Grant Date: 08/28/2004, Expiration Date: 08/31/2014
Registrant: Gaston, Town Of, Po Drawer M, Gaston, NC 27832, Phone: (919) 537-1046 - 780 E State Hwy 627 In Nc At Va & Nc State Line (Lat: 36.545972 Lon: -77.735806), Call Sign: WXP339, Licensee ID: L00129896
Assigned Frequencies: 155.280 MHz, 155.340 MHz
Grant Date: 09/15/1997, Expiration Date: 09/15/2002, Cancellation Date: 06/18/2003
Registrant: Emporia Hospital Corporation, 155 Franklin Rd Ste 400, Brentwood, TN 37027, Phone: (804) 348-2402 - 3/10 Mi Int Of Nc Sr 1200 & Nc Sr 1202 (Lat: 36.483472 Lon: -77.605528), Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WPVL483
Assigned Frequencies: 461.800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/09/2002, Expiration Date: 07/09/2012, Certifier: Alireza Sohooli
Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants, Inc., Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996 - Sr 1211/1212 Northampton Cty (Lat: 36.546111 Lon: -77.735833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 151.4 m, Call Sign: WPXZ283, Licensee ID: L00129896
Assigned Frequencies: 155.280 MHz, 155.340 MHz
Grant Date: 07/03/2003, Expiration Date: 01/03/2004, Cancellation Date: 03/07/2004, Certifier: Meade P Horne
Registrant: Emporia Hospital Corporation, 214 Weaver Ave, Emporia, VA 23847, Phone: (434) 349-8240, Fax: (434) 348-2403, Email:
- 215 Pleasant Hill (Lat: 36.501194 Lon: -77.645028), Type: Tank, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WQEW734
Assigned Frequencies: 158.130 MHz
Grant Date: 05/04/2006, Expiration Date: 05/04/2016, Certifier: Dan Brown
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
- 205 Gaston Drive (Lat: 36.550111 Lon: -77.649778), Type: Bant, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WQEW736
Assigned Frequencies: 158.130 MHz
Grant Date: 05/04/2006, Expiration Date: 05/04/2016, Certifier: Dan Brown
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - SOUTH GASTON NC, W Of Int Beaty Rd. & Cooks Lake Rd. (Gaston County South-Charlotte, Nc Msa) (Lat: 35.195806 Lon: -81.128056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 47.8 m, Call Sign: WQIS888
Assigned Frequencies: 10875.0 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/2008, Expiration Date: 05/06/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
- NC-CLT232E, Near 3872 Beaty Rd (Lat: 35.195833 Lon: -81.128083), Type: Bant, Structure height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WQKY715
Assigned Frequencies: 17765.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/28/2009, Expiration Date: 10/28/2019, Certifier: Nadja S Sodos-Wallace
Registrant: Clearwire Corporation, 1250 Eye Street, Nw, Suite 901, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 330-4011, Fax: (202) 330-4008, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: KB4DJT, Licensee ID: L00221060
Grant Date: 03/19/2010, Expiration Date: 04/17/2020
Registrant: Donald F White, 541 Old Gaston Road, Gaston, NC 27832 - Call Sign: KC4NAW, Licensee ID: L00189185
Grant Date: 12/30/1999, Expiration Date: 12/30/2009
Registrant: Beatrice G White, 541 Old Gaston Road, Gaston, NC 27832 - Call Sign: KF4EBG, Licensee ID: L00419657
Grant Date: 08/25/2005, Expiration Date: 10/19/2015
Registrant: Robert C Norwood Jr, 314 Newsome Ln., Gaston, NC 27832 - Call Sign: WD4PDI, Licensee ID: L00811267
Grant Date: 07/07/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Lyle O Weaver
Registrant: Lyle O Weaver, 2429 Essen Ln, Gaston, NC 28054 - Call Sign: KG4ZPK, Licensee ID: L00669086
Grant Date: 04/10/2003, Expiration Date: 04/10/2013, Certifier: Joshua C Melton
Registrant: Joshua C Melton, 955 Nc Hwy 46, Gaston, NC 27832 - Call Sign: KJ4EUS, Licensee ID: L01409099
Grant Date: 06/17/2008, Expiration Date: 06/17/2018, Certifier: Beatrice M White
Registrant: Beatrice M White, 541 Old Gaston Rd, Gaston, NC 27832
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Gaston, NC
| Most common first names in Gaston, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 25 | 74.8 years |
| James | 24 | 70.1 years |
| William | 24 | 69.4 years |
| Mary | 22 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 17 | 68.8 years |
| Willie | 14 | 76.1 years |
| Joseph | 13 | 66.7 years |
| Lillie | 11 | 82.4 years |
| Charlie | 10 | 71.4 years |
| George | 10 | 68.7 years |
| Most common last names in Gaston, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Moody | 28 | 73.6 years |
| Ingram | 24 | 75.1 years |
| Squire | 22 | 70.4 years |
| Rook | 19 | 71.8 years |
| Powell | 19 | 69.3 years |
| High | 16 | 72.0 years |
| Moore | 15 | 66.7 years |
| Smith | 15 | 73.5 years |
| Lee | 14 | 72.3 years |
| Garner | 14 | 79.4 years |
Businesses in Gaston, NC
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