Gastonia.
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North Carolina·Gaston County
38 tracts·82K people·$278K median·1,549/mi²
White 51 · Black 29 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Other 33 · Living alone 29
Health 30 · Manufacturing 18 · Retail 17 · Professional 15 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 19 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 11 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Gastonia is $277,600 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Gastonia has 82,884 residents across 27 census tracts and 31 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 51.0% White, 29.0% Black, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.3% (Census ACS).
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy (77%), Robinson Elementary (45%) and Pleasant Ridge Elementary (44%) lead the elementary schools; York Chester Middle (39%), Southwest Middle (31%) and W P Grier Middle School (27%) lead the middle schools; Ashbrook High (36%) and Hunter Huss High (29%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,204/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gastonia is $64,059 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gastonia, median rent is $1,204/month and the median home value is $277,600 (Census ACS).
Gastonia reported 8.0 violent crimes and 38.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gastonia are ice storm (93), earthquake (70) and strong wind (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gastonia, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).