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Gastonia, NC, 28056 QuickFacts

	Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
Total population	27,584	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	gastonia
Zip(s)	28056

Gastonia, NC, 28056 Population

	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
Male	13,562	49.17%	49.06%
Female	14,022	50.83%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.4		35.3

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	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
18 years and over	20,330	73.7%	74.31%
21 years and over	19,425	70.42%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,044	11.04%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,406	8.72%	12.43%

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	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
White	24,684	89.49%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,997	7.24%	12.32%
Asian	290	1.05%	3.64%
Some other race	380	1.38%	5.46%
Two or more races	233	0.84%	2.43%

Gastonia, NC, 28056 Housing

	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
Total households	10,190		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,041	78.91%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,149	21.09%	31.94%

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	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
Total housing units	10,679		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	562	5.26%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,190	95.42%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,166	76.47%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,024	18.95%	30.77%

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	Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	298	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,577	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,717	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,012	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	924	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	206	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	59	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	111,600	119,600

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	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,976	19.39%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,542	24.95%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,771	17.38%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,011	19.74%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,075	10.55%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	792	7.77%	9.65%

Gastonia, NC, 28056 Education

	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,294		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	548	7.51%	6.47%
Kindergarten	334	4.58%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,697	50.69%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,606	22.02%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,109	15.2%	22.81%

Gastonia, NC, 28056 Economy

	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
Population 16 years and over	21,363		217,168,077
In labor force	15,414	72.15%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	15,405	72.11%	63.39%
- - Employed	14,790	69.23%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	615	2.88%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	9	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,949	27.85%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	10,895	51.0%	51.66%
In labor force	6,986	32.7%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,986	32.7%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,640	31.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,947	9.11%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,204		12,787,501

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	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,249		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	554	5.41%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	530	5.17%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	949	9.26%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,264	12.33%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,655	16.15%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,461	24.01%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,305	12.73%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,029	10.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	230	2.24%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	272	2.65%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	51,348		41,994

	Gastonia, NC, 28056	%, Gastonia, NC, 28056	United States
With earnings	9,097	42.58%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	60,784		56,604
With Social Security income	1,991	9.32%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,443		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	259	1.21%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,922		6,320
With public assistance income	133	0.62%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,555		3,032
With retirement income	1,492	6.98%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,496		17,376

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