88.4% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English less than very well).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
95.0% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
55.4% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
29.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English less than very well).
4.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
11.5% of residents of Gastonia speak English at home.
59.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 77% speak English less than very well).
23.6% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.6% (42,296)
Foreign born:
20.9% (182)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.4% (1,018)
Foreign born:
79.1% (687)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.8% (16,491)
Foreign born:
43.5% (117)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.2% (370)
Foreign born:
56.4% (152)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
36.8% (149)
Foreign born:
7.3% (74)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
63.9% (260)
Foreign born:
93.1% (934)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
3.6% (52)
Foreign born:
13.3% (379)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
96.4% (1,390)
Foreign born:
86.7% (2,462)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
89.9% (914)
Foreign born:
12.3% (18)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
10.0% (101)
Foreign born:
87.5% (131)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.9% (40,742)
Foreign born:
48.8% (237)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.0% (410)
Foreign born:
51.2% (248)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
18.6% (431)
Foreign born:
11.1% (379)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
81.4% (1,886)
Foreign born:
88.9% (3,038)
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 age by place of birth - Gastonia
Place of birth - Gastonia White
Place of birth - Gastonia Black or African American
Place of birth - Gastonia American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Gastonia Asian
Place of birth - Gastonia Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Gastonia Other race
Place of birth - Gastonia Two or more races
Place of birth - Gastonia White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Gastonia Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Gastonia
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Gastonia
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Gastonia
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Gastonia
Place of birth by age - Gastonia
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 31.6%
Now married: 49.4%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 13.1%
Females:
Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 11.1%
Divorced: 12.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
73.5% (216)
Unmarried:
26.5% (78)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.1% (4,498)
Unmarried:
54.9% (5,484)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 51.8%
Now married: 37.7%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 0.8%
Divorced: 8.9%
Females:
Never married: 46.0%
Now married: 28.5%
Separated: 5.8%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 10.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
48.2% (238)
Unmarried:
51.8% (256)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
26.1% (1,296)
Unmarried:
73.9% (3,676)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.4%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 19.5%
Divorced: 11.8%
Females:
Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 25.2%
Separated: 20.3%
Widowed: 31.7%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.6% (33)
Unmarried:
36.7% (20)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 16.2%
Now married: 81.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 67.5%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 4.8%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
65.7% (334)
Unmarried:
34.0% (173)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (21)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 49.7%
Now married: 39.9%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 0.3%
Divorced: 10.6%
Females:
Never married: 51.7%
Now married: 40.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 6.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
92.6% (156)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
48.7% (543)
Unmarried:
46.0% (513)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 80.1%
Now married: 13.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 2.3%
Females:
Never married: 61.1%
Now married: 18.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 19.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
143.9% (33)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
14.3% (46)
Unmarried:
88.1% (285)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.1%
Now married: 49.4%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 12.6%
Females:
Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 49.8%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 12.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
59.2% (113)
Unmarried:
40.8% (78)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.7% (4,431)
Unmarried:
53.3% (5,048)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.4%
Now married: 45.8%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 1.4%
Divorced: 5.9%
Females:
Never married: 49.7%
Now married: 41.7%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 6.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (204)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
48.4% (812)
Unmarried:
51.6% (864)
Ancestries in Gastonia (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 21,264 (32.1%)
United States - 9,128 (13.8%)
German - 5,958 (9.0%)
Irish - 4,707 (7.1%)
English - 4,258 (6.4%)
Scotch-Irish - 2,634 (4.0%)
Scottish - 1,198 (1.8%)
Dutch - 1,086 (1.6%)
Italian - 930 (1.4%)
French - 872 (1.3%)
Subsaharan African - 791 (1.2%)
Polish - 400 (0.6%)
Welsh - 228 (0.3%)
Swedish - 212 (0.3%)
French Canadian - 172 (0.3%)
Russian - 168 (0.3%)
Arab - 166 (0.3%)
Norwegian - 151 (0.2%)
Swiss - 113 (0.2%)
West Indian - 66 (0.10%)
Czech - 60 (0.09%)
Ukrainian - 55 (0.08%)
Hungarian - 54 (0.08%)
Slovak - 46 (0.07%)
Greek - 45 (0.07%)
Danish - 38 (0.06%)
Portuguese - 36 (0.05%)
Lithuanian - 33 (0.05%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 41,521 (89.7%)
Black or African American: 15,312 (85.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 403 (100.0%)
Asian: 1,016 (67.9%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 78 (100.0%)
Other race: 3,321 (76.2%)
Two or more races: 1,108 (79.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 40,322 (89.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 6,077 (78.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 2,828 (6.1%)
Black or African American: 1,839 (10.2%)
Asian: 60 (4.0%)
Other race: 671 (15.4%)
Two or more races: 154 (11.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,748 (6.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 904 (11.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 1,530 (3.3%)
Black or African American: 352 (2.0%)
Asian: 61 (4.1%)
Other race: 124 (2.9%)
Two or more races: 114 (8.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,403 (3.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 474 (6.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
5.6%
5.3%