Gastonia Information
Zip Code(s): 28052 28053 28054 28055 28056 (Click to check weather)
Area Code(s): 704/980
State: North Carolina State
County: Gaston County
Average House Value: $93,000
Average Household Income: $36,924
People Per Household: 3

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Time Zone: Eastern (GMT -5:00)
MSA: 1520
PMSA: n/a
CSA: 172
CBSA: 16740

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Geography
Land Area: 46.1 Sq. Mi.
Elevation: 816 feet

City Population
Total Population: 66,277
Male Population: 31,325
Female Population: 34,952
Average Resident Age: 35.6%
Percent Foreign Born: 5.6%

City Marital Status
Never Married 24.1% (24.1%)
Married 53.5% (53.5%)
Separated (Married) 4.1% (4.1%)
Widowed 8.5% (8.5%)
Divorced 9.8% (9.8%)
 
Races
White Non-Hispanic 67.3% (67.3%)
Black 25.6% (25.6%)
Hispanic 5.5% (5.5%)
 
Ancestries
United States 13.8% (13.8%)
German 9.0% (9.0%)
Irish 7.1% (7.1%)
English 6.4% (6.4%)
Scotch-Irish 4.0% (4.0%)
 
Schooling
High School 72.2% (72.2%)
Bachelors 20.2% (20.2%)
Graduates 5.7% (5.7%)


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