County profile
Gaston County
A profile of Gaston County (85 Census tracts) across 68 demographic and quality-of-life indicators in the Charlotte 14-county region.
- Census tracts
- 85
- State
- North Carolina
Character
Older adults (65+)
16.5% ▲ 2.3% since 2014
Region: 14.9%
Youth (under 18)
22.4% ▼ 1.1% since 2014
Region: 23.0%
Veterans
6.7% ▼ 2.6% since 2014
Region: 6.2%
Asian residents
1.6% ▲ 0.3% since 2014
Region: 4.2%
Black residents
17.1% ▲ 2.1% since 2014
Region: 20.6%
Hispanic or Latino residents
9.9% ▲ 3.7% since 2014
Region: 12.1%
White residents
66.4% ▼ 8.5% since 2014
Region: 58.5%
Other races
5.0% ▲ 2.4% since 2014
Region: 4.7%
Median age
39.1 yrs ▼ 0.4 yrs since 2014
Region: 38.5 yrs
Limited-English-speaking households
10.1% ▲ 2.5% since 2016
Region: 15.1%
Total population
234,881 ▲ 26,502 since 2014
Region: 3,097,622
Population density (per sq mi)
660 ▲ 74 since 2014
Region: 452
Households with children
30.7% ▼ 1.3% since 2014
Region: 31.5%
Households with seniors
30.4% ▲ 4.1% since 2014
Region: 27.2%
Foreign-born residents
6.4% ▲ 1.1% since 2014
Region: 11.2%
Economy
Employment rate
59.5% ▲ 4.8% since 2014
Region: 63.7%
Households with internet access
89.0% ▲ 14.3% since 2017
Region: 92.1%
Median household income
$67,478 ▲ $25,320 since 2014
Region: $82,163
Poverty rate
13.5% ▼ 4.6% since 2014
Region: 11.0%
Unemployment rate
4.8% ▼ 7.9% since 2014
Region: 4.4%
Households receiving SNAP
16.1% ▼ 1.8% since 2014
Region: 10.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.468 ▲ 0.01 since 2014
Region: 0.467
Management & professional occupations
36.5% ▲ 7.4% since 2014
Region: 43.4%
Child poverty (families w/ children)
15.3% ▼ 8.4% since 2014
Region: 12.3%
Total jobs (workplace)
79,982 ▲ 7,417 since 2014
Region: 1,495,055
Job density
225 ▲ 21 since 2014
Region: 218
Jobs–housing balance
0.88 ▼ 0.03 since 2014
Region: 1.3
Education
Engagement
Environment
Forest cover
44.4% ▼ 2.6% since 2001
Region: 46.5%
Cropland & farmland
16.5% ▼ 2.3% since 2001
Region: 23.6%
Wetlands
1.0% ▲ 0.0% since 2001
Region: 1.3%
Developed land
33.2% ▲ 3.4% since 2001
Region: 21.3%
Impervious surface
23.0% ▲ 1.8% since 2001
Region: 21.9%
Light pollution (night lights)
6.29 ▲ 0.21 since 2014
Region: 4.49
Tree canopy
45.9% ▲ 0.3% since 2015
Region: 43.5%
Health
No health insurance (adults 18–64)
10.9%
Region: 10.2%
Obesity (adults)
36.2%
Region: 33.5%
Diabetes (adults)
12.3%
Region: 11.3%
Frequent mental distress (adults)
17.4%
Region: 16.2%
Depression (adults)
25.3%
Region: 23.6%
High blood pressure (adults)
37.1%
Region: 34.5%
Current asthma (adults)
11.1%
Region: 10.4%
Current smoking (adults)
15.0%
Region: 12.6%
No leisure-time physical activity (adults)
25.3%
Region: 22.9%
Fair or poor health (adults)
20.2%
Region: 17.6%
Health insurance coverage
89.3% ▲ 6.5% since 2014
Region: 90.1%
Disability (any)
14.5% ▼ 2.1% since 2014
Region: 11.5%
Routine checkup (adults)
79.7%
Region: 79.2%
Food insecurity (adults)
16.1%
Region: 14.6%
Housing insecurity (adults)
13.2%
Region: 12.0%
Transportation barriers (adults)
8.7%
Region: 7.8%
Lack of social & emotional support (adults)
22.7%
Region: 23.0%
Loneliness (adults)
33.2%
Region: 32.1%
Housing
Owner-occupied homes
66.8% ▼ 0.2% since 2014
Region: 66.6%
Occupied homes
92.0% ▲ 3.4% since 2014
Region: 92.0%
Vacant homes
8.0% ▼ 3.4% since 2014
Region: 8.0%
Rent-burdened households
50.6% ▼ 3.8% since 2014
Region: 48.5%
Average household size
2.48 ▼ 0.11 since 2014
Region: 2.54
Owner cost burden
21.6% ▼ 3.5% since 2014
Region: 19.0%
Homes built since 2010
13.5% ▲ 12.8% since 2014
Region: 19.9%
Transportation
About this profile
Values are authoritative county-level estimates from the source (U.S. Census ACS county tables, CDC PLACES county model, or county zonal statistics), not an average of tracts. Each card links to the full indicator definition. See Methods for details and limitations.