Gaston County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 15,692
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 50,905
Renter-occupied apartments: 25,994 (it was 23,031 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 356 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 658 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.2%), Manufacturing (15.3%), Retail trade (12.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 85%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 157,32867.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 40,09717.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 20,9098.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 8,9773.8%Two or more races
- 3,2751.4%Asian alone
- 2,1820.9%Some other race alone
- 8540.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 5930.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 39.7 years |
North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
Males: 113,844 | (48.6%) |
Females: 120,371 | (51.4%) |
Gaston County: | 2.0 people |
North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $65,615 ($39,482 in 1999)
This county: | $65,615 |
North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $898 (lower quartile is $627, upper quartile is $1,166)
This county: | $898 |
State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $261,000 (it was $86,600 in 2000)
Gaston: | $261,000 |
North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,410Detached houses: $317,064
Here: $317,064 State: $375,326 Townhouses or other attached units: $290,701
Here: $290,701 State: $317,935 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $226,982
Here: $226,982 State: $254,939 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $192,553
Here: $192,553 State: $329,290 Mobile homes: $120,670
Here: $120,670 State: $124,933
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $408
Institutionalized population: 1,942
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 13
- Burglaries: 1
- Thefts: 2
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 18
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 4
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Gaston County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.73.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
48.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Gaston County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.69.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
50.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
71.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
64.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.
40.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1490 buildings, average cost: $267,500
- 2021: 1878 buildings, average cost: $260,900
- 2020: 1634 buildings, average cost: $271,200
- 2019: 1293 buildings, average cost: $327,100
- 2018: 1050 buildings, average cost: $307,100
- 2017: 1087 buildings, average cost: $284,600
- 2016: 1036 buildings, average cost: $275,300
- 2015: 850 buildings, average cost: $257,100
- 2014: 659 buildings, average cost: $227,400
- 2013: 387 buildings, average cost: $206,100
- 2012: 419 buildings, average cost: $220,900
- 2011: 350 buildings, average cost: $228,500
- 2010: 440 buildings, average cost: $231,300
- 2009: 565 buildings, average cost: $231,000
- 2008: 779 buildings, average cost: $234,900
- 2007: 1443 buildings, average cost: $169,000
- 2006: 1417 buildings, average cost: $171,500
- 2005: 1269 buildings, average cost: $134,000
- 2004: 1223 buildings, average cost: $149,200
- 2003: 1123 buildings, average cost: $134,300
- 2002: 989 buildings, average cost: $137,000
- 2001: 949 buildings, average cost: $121,900
- 2000: 1075 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 1999: 877 buildings, average cost: $130,600
- 1998: 857 buildings, average cost: $120,400
- 1997: 683 buildings, average cost: $108,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,962 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,358 (0.7%)
Gaston County: | 11.0% |
North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.7 years old
(Males: 38.2 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.5 years old, Black residents: 35.2 years old, American Indian residents: 50.3 years old, Asian residents: 44.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.7 years old, Other race residents: 27.8 years old)
Area name: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gaston County is $613 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.
Cities in this county include: Gastonia, Mount Holly, Belmont, South Gastonia, Cherryville, Bessemer City, Dallas, Stanley, Cramerton, Lowell.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Gaston County: Heath Landing (A), Ipock Landing (B), Dudley Landing (C), Ditch Landing (D), Shell Landing (E), Spring Garden Landing (F), Vanceboro Landing (G), Pitchkettle Landing (H), Temple (I), Cox Landing (J), Village Landing (K), Wildlife Landing (L), Wilkes Landing (M), Biddle Landing (N), Lane Landing (O), Cahooque Creek Recreation Site (P), Streets Ferry (Q), NC WRC Work Center (R), Harris Landing (S), Redhill Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gaston County include: Body of Christ Holiness Church (A), Lake Road Baptist Church (B), Saint Antioch Missionary Baptist Church (C), Lighthouse Mennonite Church (D), Kit Swamp Church (E), Antioch Church (F), Beach Grove Church (G), Bethany Church (H), Hymans Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bridgeton Cemetery (1), Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (2), Celestial Memorial Gardens (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Catfish Lake (A), Great Lake (B), Long Lake (C), Little Lake (D), Lake Ellis Simon (E), Brice Creek Pocoson (F), Mill Swamp (G), Gum Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hollis Branch (A), Hayward Creek (B), Core Creek (C), Delamar Creek (D), Hancock Creek (E), Gum Branch (F), Gulden Creek (G), Georges Branch (H), Courts Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Gaston County include: Great Lake Recreation Site (1), Cahooque Creek Recreation Site (2), Brice Creek Recreation Site (3), Neuse River Recreation Site (4), Pine Cliff Recreation Area (5), Fisher Landing Recreation Site (6), Croatan Game Land (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Gatlin Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Cibola County, New Mexico , Quay County, New Mexico , Cumberland County , Pickens County, South Carolina , Logan County, Arkansas , Perry County, Tennessee .
Here: | 3.2% |
North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 7,020
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 13,583 (41.4% naturalized citizens)
Gaston County: | 5.8% |
Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4,4162010 or later
- 2,8332000 to 2009
- 2,5611990 to 1999
- 1,1961980 to 1989
- 3891970 to 1979
- 519Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 75,638
- One, attached: 2,626
- Two: 1,591
- 3 or 4: 3,807
- 5 to 9: 3,456
- 10 to 19: 4,528
- 20 to 49: 1,050
- 50 or more: 1,584
- Mobile homes: 7,803
Housing units in Gaston County with a mortgage: 41,341 (4,712 second mortgage, 339 home equity loan, 3,962 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 951
Here: | 4.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Gaston County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
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Evangelical Protestant | 85,092 | 293 |
Mainline Protestant | 20,666 | 62 |
Black Protestant | 6,056 | 28 |
Catholic | 5,914 | 3 |
Other | 1,741 | 7 |
None | 88,372 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Gaston County: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.04 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Gaston County: | 4.80 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.34 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Gaston County: | 10.6% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Gaston County: | 28.6% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 13.6% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Gaston County:
Average size of farms: 93 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26,539
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $213.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.45%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,213
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.80%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,571
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 18.01%
Corn for grain: 69 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 316 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 540 harvested acres
Vegetables: 36 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 23 acres
Tornado activity:
Gaston County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2400277.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/15/2000, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $700,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gaston County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from Gaston County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 255.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 123.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 253.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 161.3 miles away from Gaston County center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 175.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- North Carolina Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3110: March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: 3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- North Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-844: September 25, 1989, FEMA Id: 844, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Drought, Incident Period: August 11, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3049: August 11, 1977, FEMA Id: 3049, Natural disaster type: Drought
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Gaston County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 65,174 (70.8%)
- Carpooled: 9,643 (10.5%)
- Bus: 607 (0.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 992 (1.1%)
- Walked: 642 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 14,943 (16.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Mexico (26%)
- Colombia (12%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Honduras (4%)
- India (4%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- American (25%)
- English (10%)
- German (6%)
- Irish (5%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- African (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Gaston County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 1,198 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 569 people in college/university student housing
- 455 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 328 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 283 people in group homes intended for adults
- 238 people in state prisons
- 154 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 41 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 28 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 13 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 3 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Gaston County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 1,603 people in nursing homes
- 479 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 437 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 317 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 63 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 37 people in other group homes
- 35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 27 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20 people in religious group quarters
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
8.99% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,032 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.99% |
North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.72% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($34,929 average AGI)
3.26% relocated from other states ($23,102 average AGI)
Gaston County: 3.26% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Mecklenburg County, NC | 3.20% ($58,493 average AGI) |
from Cleveland County, NC | 0.65% ($35,980) |
from York County, SC | 0.45% ($67,374) |
from Lincoln County, NC | 0.42% ($63,590) |
from Cabarrus County, NC | 0.21% ($47,177) |
from Catawba County, NC | 0.15% ($39,900) |
from Union County, NC | 0.13% ($74,883) |
7.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,420 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.27% |
North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($30,504 average AGI)
2.61% relocated to other states ($19,916 average AGI)
Gaston County: 2.61% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Mecklenburg County, NC | 1.66% ($44,283 average AGI) |
to Cleveland County, NC | 0.81% ($43,060) |
to Lincoln County, NC | 0.63% ($55,528) |
to York County, SC | 0.41% ($57,847) |
to Catawba County, NC | 0.18% ($47,630) |
to Cabarrus County, NC | 0.18% ($52,595) |
to Iredell County, NC | 0.10% ($66,391) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 32,347 (24,818 aged, 7,529 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,174 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Gaston County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,092)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,763)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,388)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,063)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,517)
- Unspecified dementia (1,422)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,286)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (1,121)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (975)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (847)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,149
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 194
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,067
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,353
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,020
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 59.9. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 47.3
- Other - 12.6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 162.7. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 107.2
- Poisoning - 27.4
- Suffocation - 24.4
- Other - 3.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 234,215- Male householders: 40,836 (10,908 living alone), Female householders: 54,851 (15,191 living alone)
45,802 spouses (45,476 opposite-sex spouses), 6,104 unmarried partners, (5,886 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 61,196 children (58,523 natural, 632 adopted, 2,041 stepchildren), 8,428 grandchildren, 2,182 brothers or sisters, 1,912 parents, 132 foster children, 6,193 other relatives, 3,225 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,354
Size of family households: 30,279 2-persons, 16,522 3-persons, 9,910 4-persons, 5,136 5-persons, 1,015 6-persons, 943 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 26,099 1-person, 4,725 2-persons, 985 3-persons, 73 4-persons.
27,086 married couples with children.
14,527 single-parent households (3,131 men, 11,396 women).
91.0% of residents of Gaston speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $875,811,000 ($4,504 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $23,893,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $456,128,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $214,816,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,608,000
Federal grants: $166,050,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,427,000 ($2,428,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,783,000 ($4,504,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,492,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $101,028,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,829,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 13,355Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 10,211
Here: | 52 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,928
Here: | +15 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -13
Here: | -0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.75 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Gaston County, North Carolina
- 3,0542020 or later
- 15,0632010 to 2019
- 13,2122000 to 2009
- 12,0411990 to 1999
- 13,0431980 to 1989
- 12,4511970 to 1979
- 12,5231960 to 1969
- 8,8611950 to 1959
- 5,2451940 to 1949
- 6,5901939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gaston County, North Carolina
- 1371 room
- 02 rooms
- 1,1253 rooms
- 6,4384 rooms
- 15,6385 rooms
- 13,4176 rooms
- 10,1457 rooms
- 7,9858 rooms
- 10,7039+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaston County, North Carolina
- 3651 room
- 1,0692 rooms
- 3,9583 rooms
- 11,0754 rooms
- 7,0895 rooms
- 4,3326 rooms
- 1,3097 rooms
- 6388 rooms
- 2649+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gaston County, North Carolina
- 137no bedroom
- 2001 bedroom
- 10,6262 bedrooms
- 40,0953 bedrooms
- 11,7114 bedrooms
- 2,8195+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaston County, North Carolina
- 365no bedroom
- 4,3681 bedroom
- 14,9772 bedrooms
- 8,6673 bedrooms
- 1,7224 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Gaston County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,547no vehicle
- 15,1391 vehicle
- 27,3662 vehicles
- 12,9473 vehicles
- 6,2794 vehicles
- 2,3105+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Gaston County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,746no vehicle
- 15,6221 vehicle
- 9,6782 vehicles
- 1,6143 vehicles
- 2564 vehicles
- 1835+ vehicles
89.1% of Gaston County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in North Carolina.
Gaston County: | 89.1% |
State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 149,966
- Other state: 67,779
- Northeast: 18,427
- Midwest: 10,794
- South: 31,748
- West: 6,810
- 52.5%Electricity
- 43.2%Utility gas
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 75.6%Electricity
- 21.5%Utility gas
- 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 16.2% |
North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Here: | 14.1% |
North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Here: | 17.5% |
North Carolina: | 19.3% |
Gaston County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,071,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,106,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,889,000
Other: $8,313,000
Other: $7,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,920,000
Hospital Public: $5,672,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,291,000
Hospital Public: $5,289,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,814,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,401,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,730,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,643,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,469,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $274,000
Parking Facilities: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
Parking Facilities: $151,000
Parks and Recreation: $137,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $43,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $42,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $17,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,435,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,101,000
Police Protection: $12,082,000
Other Higher Education: $5,750,000
General Public Buildings: $3,385,000
Other Higher Education: $1,096,000
General Public Buildings: $313,000
Parks and Recreation: $313,000
Police Protection: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $40,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $287,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $276,691,000
Police Protection: $49,131,000
Police Protection: $43,552,000
Other Higher Education: $42,040,000
Other Higher Education: $42,037,000
Public Welfare - Other: $33,102,000
Health - Other: $32,201,000
Health - Other: $31,995,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,924,000
General - Other: $10,765,000
General - Other: $10,729,000
Central Staff Services: $9,464,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,759,000
Financial Administration: $8,212,000
Central Staff Services: $8,073,000
Financial Administration: $6,852,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,845,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,448,000
General Public Buildings: $5,198,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,171,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,758,000
General Public Buildings: $4,384,000
Libraries: $4,379,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,201,000
Libraries: $4,170,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,938,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,891,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,328,000
Transit Utilities: $1,873,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,638,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,606,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,593,000
Transit Utilities: $1,537,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,474,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,466,000
Electric Utilities: $1,213,000
Electric Utilities: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $229,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Parking Facilities: $58,000
Parking Facilities: $47,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $81,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,965,000
Education: $1,373,000
Other: $1,203,000
Other: $1,065,000
Health and Hospitals: $176,000
Health and Hospitals: $168,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,477,000
Interest on Debt: $16,455,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,745,000
Other - General - Other: $1,013,000
Other - General - Other: $218,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,407,000
Public Welfare: $1,253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,681,000
Education: $6,072,000
Other: $5,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,435,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $194,321,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $183,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,148,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,182,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,250,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,955,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,955,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,334,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $621,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $599,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $28,104,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,564,000
Interest Earnings: $3,465,000
Interest Earnings: $2,795,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,426,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,275,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,241,000
Sale of Property: $794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $562,000
Sale of Property: $472,000
Rents: $134,000
Rents: $118,000
Special Assessments: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,140,000
Police Protection: $1,751,000
Health - Other: $1,437,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,196,000
Health - Other: $1,194,000
Other Higher Education: $891,000
Housing and Community Development: $830,000
Solid Waste Management: $529,000
General Public Building: $477,000
Other Higher Education: $430,000
General - Other: $362,000
Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Public Welfare - Other: $259,000
Transit Utilities: $244,000
Transit Utilities: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $170,000
Central Staff Services: $155,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $23,000
General Public Building: $10,000
General - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,222,000
Cash and Securities: $43,673,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,450,000
Electric Utilities: $2,431,000
Transit Utilities: $312,000
Transit Utilities: $170,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,955,000
Cash and Securities: $6,334,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $259,696,000
Education: $247,757,000
Public Welfare: $27,107,000
Public Welfare: $26,866,000
Other: $6,853,000
Other: $4,016,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,132,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,870,000
General Local Government Support: $1,626,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,612,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,478,000
Transit Utilities: $687,000
General Local Government Support: $680,000
Transit Utilities: $574,000
- Tax - Property: $171,014,000
Property: $148,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,084,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,556,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,466,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,407,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,208,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other License: $828,000
Other Selective Sales: $754,000
Other License: $492,000
Motor Vehicle License: $301,000
Motor Vehicle License: $164,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $173,534,000
: $168,555,000
Gaston County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,071,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,106,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,889,000
Other: $8,313,000
Other: $7,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,920,000
Hospital Public: $5,672,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,291,000
Hospital Public: $5,289,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,814,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,401,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,730,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,643,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,469,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $274,000
Parking Facilities: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
Parking Facilities: $151,000
Parks and Recreation: $137,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $43,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $42,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $17,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,435,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,101,000
Police Protection: $12,082,000
Other Higher Education: $5,750,000
General Public Buildings: $3,385,000
Other Higher Education: $1,096,000
General Public Buildings: $313,000
Parks and Recreation: $313,000
Police Protection: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $40,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $287,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $276,691,000
Police Protection: $49,131,000
Police Protection: $43,552,000
Other Higher Education: $42,040,000
Other Higher Education: $42,037,000
Public Welfare - Other: $33,102,000
Health - Other: $32,201,000
Health - Other: $31,995,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,924,000
General - Other: $10,765,000
General - Other: $10,729,000
Central Staff Services: $9,464,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,759,000
Financial Administration: $8,212,000
Central Staff Services: $8,073,000
Financial Administration: $6,852,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,845,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,448,000
General Public Buildings: $5,198,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,171,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,758,000
General Public Buildings: $4,384,000
Libraries: $4,379,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,201,000
Libraries: $4,170,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,938,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,891,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,328,000
Transit Utilities: $1,873,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,638,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,606,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,593,000
Transit Utilities: $1,537,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,474,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,466,000
Electric Utilities: $1,213,000
Electric Utilities: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $229,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Parking Facilities: $58,000
Parking Facilities: $47,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $81,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,965,000
Education: $1,373,000
Other: $1,203,000
Other: $1,065,000
Health and Hospitals: $176,000
Health and Hospitals: $168,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,477,000
Interest on Debt: $16,455,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,745,000
Other - General - Other: $1,013,000
Other - General - Other: $218,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,407,000
Public Welfare: $1,253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,681,000
Education: $6,072,000
Other: $5,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,435,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $194,321,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $183,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,148,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,182,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,250,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,955,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,955,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,334,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $621,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $599,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $28,104,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,564,000
Interest Earnings: $3,465,000
Interest Earnings: $2,795,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,426,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,275,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,241,000
Sale of Property: $794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $562,000
Sale of Property: $472,000
Rents: $134,000
Rents: $118,000
Special Assessments: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,140,000
Police Protection: $1,751,000
Health - Other: $1,437,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,196,000
Health - Other: $1,194,000
Other Higher Education: $891,000
Housing and Community Development: $830,000
Solid Waste Management: $529,000
General Public Building: $477,000
Other Higher Education: $430,000
General - Other: $362,000
Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Public Welfare - Other: $259,000
Transit Utilities: $244,000
Transit Utilities: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $170,000
Central Staff Services: $155,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $23,000
General Public Building: $10,000
General - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,222,000
Cash and Securities: $43,673,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,450,000
Electric Utilities: $2,431,000
Transit Utilities: $312,000
Transit Utilities: $170,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,955,000
Cash and Securities: $6,334,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $259,696,000
Education: $247,757,000
Public Welfare: $27,107,000
Public Welfare: $26,866,000
Other: $6,853,000
Other: $4,016,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,132,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,870,000
General Local Government Support: $1,626,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,612,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,478,000
Transit Utilities: $687,000
General Local Government Support: $680,000
Transit Utilities: $574,000
- Tax - Property: $171,014,000
Property: $148,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,084,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,556,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,466,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,407,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,208,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other License: $828,000
Other Selective Sales: $754,000
Other License: $492,000
Motor Vehicle License: $301,000
Motor Vehicle License: $164,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $173,534,000
: $168,555,000
Gaston County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,071,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,106,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,889,000
Other: $8,313,000
Other: $7,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,920,000
Hospital Public: $5,672,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,291,000
Hospital Public: $5,289,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,814,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,401,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,730,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,643,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,469,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $274,000
Parking Facilities: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
Parking Facilities: $151,000
Parks and Recreation: $137,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $43,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $42,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $17,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,435,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,101,000
Police Protection: $12,082,000
Other Higher Education: $5,750,000
General Public Buildings: $3,385,000
Other Higher Education: $1,096,000
General Public Buildings: $313,000
Parks and Recreation: $313,000
Police Protection: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $40,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $287,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $276,691,000
Police Protection: $49,131,000
Police Protection: $43,552,000
Other Higher Education: $42,040,000
Other Higher Education: $42,037,000
Public Welfare - Other: $33,102,000
Health - Other: $32,201,000
Health - Other: $31,995,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,924,000
General - Other: $10,765,000
General - Other: $10,729,000
Central Staff Services: $9,464,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,759,000
Financial Administration: $8,212,000
Central Staff Services: $8,073,000
Financial Administration: $6,852,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,845,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,448,000
General Public Buildings: $5,198,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,171,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,758,000
General Public Buildings: $4,384,000
Libraries: $4,379,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,201,000
Libraries: $4,170,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,938,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,891,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,328,000
Transit Utilities: $1,873,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,638,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,606,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,593,000
Transit Utilities: $1,537,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,474,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,466,000
Electric Utilities: $1,213,000
Electric Utilities: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $229,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Parking Facilities: $58,000
Parking Facilities: $47,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $81,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,965,000
Education: $1,373,000
Other: $1,203,000
Other: $1,065,000
Health and Hospitals: $176,000
Health and Hospitals: $168,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,477,000
Interest on Debt: $16,455,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,745,000
Other - General - Other: $1,013,000
Other - General - Other: $218,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,407,000
Public Welfare: $1,253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,681,000
Education: $6,072,000
Other: $5,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,435,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $194,321,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $183,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,148,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,182,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,250,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,955,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,955,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,334,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $621,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $599,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $28,104,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,564,000
Interest Earnings: $3,465,000
Interest Earnings: $2,795,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,426,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,275,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,241,000
Sale of Property: $794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $562,000
Sale of Property: $472,000
Rents: $134,000
Rents: $118,000
Special Assessments: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,140,000
Police Protection: $1,751,000
Health - Other: $1,437,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,196,000
Health - Other: $1,194,000
Other Higher Education: $891,000
Housing and Community Development: $830,000
Solid Waste Management: $529,000
General Public Building: $477,000
Other Higher Education: $430,000
General - Other: $362,000
Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Public Welfare - Other: $259,000
Transit Utilities: $244,000
Transit Utilities: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $170,000
Central Staff Services: $155,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $23,000
General Public Building: $10,000
General - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,222,000
Cash and Securities: $43,673,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,450,000
Electric Utilities: $2,431,000
Transit Utilities: $312,000
Transit Utilities: $170,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,955,000
Cash and Securities: $6,334,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $259,696,000
Education: $247,757,000
Public Welfare: $27,107,000
Public Welfare: $26,866,000
Other: $6,853,000
Other: $4,016,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,132,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,870,000
General Local Government Support: $1,626,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,612,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,478,000
Transit Utilities: $687,000
General Local Government Support: $680,000
Transit Utilities: $574,000
- Tax - Property: $171,014,000
Property: $148,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,084,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,556,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,466,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,407,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,208,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other License: $828,000
Other Selective Sales: $754,000
Other License: $492,000
Motor Vehicle License: $301,000
Motor Vehicle License: $164,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $173,534,000
: $168,555,000
Gaston County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,071,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,106,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,889,000
Other: $8,313,000
Other: $7,936,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,920,000
Hospital Public: $5,672,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,291,000
Hospital Public: $5,289,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,814,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,401,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,730,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,643,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,469,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $274,000
Parking Facilities: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
Parking Facilities: $151,000
Parks and Recreation: $137,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $43,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $42,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $17,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,435,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,101,000
Police Protection: $12,082,000
Other Higher Education: $5,750,000
General Public Buildings: $3,385,000
Other Higher Education: $1,096,000
General Public Buildings: $313,000
Parks and Recreation: $313,000
Police Protection: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $40,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $287,775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $276,691,000
Police Protection: $49,131,000
Police Protection: $43,552,000
Other Higher Education: $42,040,000
Other Higher Education: $42,037,000
Public Welfare - Other: $33,102,000
Health - Other: $32,201,000
Health - Other: $31,995,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,924,000
General - Other: $10,765,000
General - Other: $10,729,000
Central Staff Services: $9,464,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,759,000
Financial Administration: $8,212,000
Central Staff Services: $8,073,000
Financial Administration: $6,852,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,845,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,448,000
General Public Buildings: $5,198,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,171,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,758,000
General Public Buildings: $4,384,000
Libraries: $4,379,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,201,000
Libraries: $4,170,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,938,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,891,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,328,000
Transit Utilities: $1,873,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,638,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,606,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,593,000
Transit Utilities: $1,537,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,474,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,466,000
Electric Utilities: $1,213,000
Electric Utilities: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $229,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Parking Facilities: $58,000
Parking Facilities: $47,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $81,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,965,000
Education: $1,373,000
Other: $1,203,000
Other: $1,065,000
Health and Hospitals: $176,000
Health and Hospitals: $168,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,477,000
Interest on Debt: $16,455,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,758,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,745,000
Other - General - Other: $1,013,000
Other - General - Other: $218,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,407,000
Public Welfare: $1,253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,681,000
Education: $6,072,000
Other: $5,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,435,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $194,321,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $183,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,148,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,182,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,250,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,955,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,955,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,334,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $621,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $599,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $28,104,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,564,000
Interest Earnings: $3,465,000
Interest Earnings: $2,795,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,426,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,275,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,241,000
Sale of Property: $794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $562,000
Sale of Property: $472,000
Rents: $134,000
Rents: $118,000
Special Assessments: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,140,000
Police Protection: $1,751,000
Health - Other: $1,437,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,196,000
Health - Other: $1,194,000
Other Higher Education: $891,000
Housing and Community Development: $830,000
Solid Waste Management: $529,000
General Public Building: $477,000
Other Higher Education: $430,000
General - Other: $362,000
Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Public Welfare - Other: $259,000
Transit Utilities: $244,000
Transit Utilities: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $170,000
Central Staff Services: $155,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $84,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $78,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $23,000
General Public Building: $10,000
General - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,222,000
Cash and Securities: $43,673,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,450,000
Electric Utilities: $2,431,000
Transit Utilities: $312,000
Transit Utilities: $170,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,955,000
Cash and Securities: $6,334,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $259,696,000
Education: $247,757,000
Public Welfare: $27,107,000
Public Welfare: $26,866,000
Other: $6,853,000
Other: $4,016,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,132,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,870,000
General Local Government Support: $1,626,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,612,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,478,000
Transit Utilities: $687,000
General Local Government Support: $680,000
Transit Utilities: $574,000
- Tax - Property: $171,014,000
Property: $148,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,304,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,084,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,556,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,466,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,407,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,208,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other License: $828,000
Other Selective Sales: $754,000
Other License: $492,000
Motor Vehicle License: $301,000
Motor Vehicle License: $164,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $173,534,000
: $168,555,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 4,432
- Number of aged recipients: 337
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,095
- Number of recipients under 18: 825
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,944
- Number of recipients older than 64: 663
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,617
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,059
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 44 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,011 | $131,378 | 778 | $142,460 | 3,182 | $157,970 | 168 | $59,238 | 7 | $737,857 | 331 | $80,946 | 100 | $82,090 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 29 | $130,034 | 40 | $119,900 | 287 | $151,512 | 24 | $43,333 | 1 | $3,000,000 | 27 | $86,926 | 8 | $58,875 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 217 | $116,949 | 165 | $127,861 | 1,511 | $142,410 | 146 | $34,301 | 1 | $3,000,000 | 97 | $81,856 | 73 | $63,260 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 140 | $117,621 | 118 | $160,856 | 816 | $150,310 | 33 | $67,333 | 0 | $0 | 39 | $94,615 | 26 | $81,269 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 35 | $114,657 | 32 | $141,625 | 273 | $150,183 | 16 | $57,125 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $99,600 | 13 | $61,923 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 40 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 81 | $185,519 | 130 | $188,654 | 3 | $111,333 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 36 | $192,194 | 62 | $180,968 | 4 | $104,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 26 | $177,846 | 23 | $259,522 | 2 | $77,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 8 | $176,750 | 8 | $199,000 | 3 | $159,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $152,750 | 8 | $153,000 | 4 | $104,000 |
Most common first names in Gaston County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 1,707 | 70.9 years |
William | 1,439 | 71.8 years |
Mary | 1,258 | 77.4 years |
John | 1,246 | 72.6 years |
Robert | 994 | 69.7 years |
Charles | 680 | 68.8 years |
George | 570 | 73.3 years |
Annie | 448 | 78.7 years |
Margaret | 447 | 76.4 years |
Thomas | 445 | 70.0 years |
Most common last names in Gaston County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 800 | 73.5 years |
Davis | 393 | 73.2 years |
Wilson | 384 | 73.8 years |
Williams | 369 | 72.2 years |
Brown | 359 | 72.6 years |
Johnson | 353 | 71.9 years |
Moore | 312 | 70.5 years |
Rhyne | 298 | 78.1 years |
Robinson | 287 | 73.8 years |
Carpenter | 284 | 74.8 years |
Businesses in Gaston County, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 3 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
AMF Bowling | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 6 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 7 | Lowe's | 3 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 14 | |
Arby's | 5 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
AutoZone | 8 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Avenue | 1 | New Balance | 6 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Nike | 11 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Ben & Jerry's | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | On The Border | 1 | |
Burger King | 6 | Outback | 1 | |
CVS | 10 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
CarMax | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 3 | Papa John's Pizza | 4 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 3 | Payless | 2 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Pizza Hut | 8 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 5 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Days Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 4 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | Rite Aid | 8 | |
Domino's Pizza | 6 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 4 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
FedEx | 26 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Sears | 4 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
GNC | 5 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
GameStop | 3 | Staples | 1 | |
Goodwill | 4 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
H&R Block | 12 | Subaru | 1 | |
Hardee's | 6 | Subway | 8 | |
Hilton | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | T-Mobile | 11 | |
Holiday Inn | 3 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | Taco Bell | 6 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Tire Kingdom | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
Jack In The Box | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 3 | U-Haul | 11 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | UPS | 27 | |
Jones New York | 6 | Vans | 1 | |
Journeys | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
KFC | 8 | Waffle House | 6 | |
Kincaid | 4 | Walgreens | 6 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 5 | |
Knights Inn | 1 | Wendy's | 7 | |
Kohl's | 1 | YMCA | 7 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 |
Gaston County on our top lists:
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"