Gastonia, North Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Gastonia, North Carolina QuickFacts

	Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
Total population	66,277	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	gastonia

Gastonia, North Carolina Population

	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
Male	31,325	47.26%	49.06%
Female	34,952	52.74%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.6		35.3

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	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
18 years and over	49,733	75.04%	74.31%
21 years and over	47,367	71.47%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,570	15.95%	14.66%
65 years and over	9,140	13.79%	12.43%

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	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
White	46,513	70.18%	75.14%
Black or African American	16,981	25.62%	12.32%
Asian	773	1.17%	3.64%
Some other race	1,323	2.0%	5.46%
Two or more races	687	1.04%	2.43%

Gastonia, North Carolina Housing

	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
Total households	25,945		105,480,101
Family households (families)	17,709	68.26%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	8,236	31.74%	31.94%

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	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
Total housing units	27,848		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,912	6.87%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	25,945	93.17%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	14,716	52.84%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,229	40.32%	30.77%

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	Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,144	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,689	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,391	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,320	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,011	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	216	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	84	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	93,000	119,600

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	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,129	23.62%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,593	25.41%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,775	14.55%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,762	14.5%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,473	9.53%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,226	12.43%	9.65%

Gastonia, North Carolina Education

	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,938		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,060	6.65%	6.47%
Kindergarten	928	5.82%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,752	48.64%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,567	22.38%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,631	16.51%	22.81%

Gastonia, North Carolina Economy

	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	51,367		217,168,077
In labor force	32,171	62.63%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	32,159	62.61%	63.39%
- - Employed	30,154	58.7%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,005	3.9%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	12	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	19,196	37.37%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	27,349	53.24%	51.66%
In labor force	15,364	29.91%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	15,364	29.91%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,439	28.11%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,934	9.61%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,926		12,787,501

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	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	25,891		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,334	12.88%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,049	7.91%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,530	13.63%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,399	13.13%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,325	16.7%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,584	17.7%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,139	8.26%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,665	6.43%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	443	1.71%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	423	1.63%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,924		41,994

	Gastonia, North Carolina	%, Gastonia, North Carolina	United States
With earnings	20,675	40.25%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,727		56,604
With Social Security income	7,144	13.91%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,751		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,367	2.66%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,296		6,320
With public assistance income	872	1.7%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,020		3,032
With retirement income	3,913	7.62%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,293		17,376

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