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People MapStats |
Gaston County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
199,397 | 8,856,505 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.8% | 10.1% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
9,087 | 810,014 |
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Population, 2000 |
190,365 | 8,049,313 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
13,043 | 611,110 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.5% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
48,394 | 2,155,387 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.3% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.7% | 12.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
25,343 | 1,076,951 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.6% | 51.0% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
165,186 | 6,558,154 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
29,769 | 1,921,307 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
604 | 111,148 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
2,122 | 164,111 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
77 | 5,755 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
1,639 | 96,030 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
10,306 | 593,896 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
156,173 | 6,015,095 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
82.8% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
14.9% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.1% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
5.2% | 6.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
78.3% | 67.9% |
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Births, 2004 |
2,582 | 119,847 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
1,938 | 72,384 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
20 | 1,053 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.3% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.3% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.7% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
71.4% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.2% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
41,483 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.6 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
85,959 | 4,028,959 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
7,140 | 506,625 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
9.1% | 14.4% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
68.8% | 69.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$90,300 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
73,936 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.53 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$40,356 | $40,863 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
14.2% | 13.8% |
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Business MapStats |
Gaston County |
North Carolina |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
5,858 | 269,203 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$29,854 | $31,041 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
100,564 | 4,464,875 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
5.5% | 4.8% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
96,021 | 5,119,512 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
-3,832 | 194,594 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
9,526 | 803,802 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
3,432,487 | 206,622,778 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$35,747 | $40,360 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
4,030 | 216,9941 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
63,575 | 3,409,9681 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-10.2% | 0.7%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
12,838 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.5% | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.5% | 27.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,724,134 | 156,821,943 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
181,829 | 11,237,386 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,789,973 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,271 | $10,686 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1,437 | 99,979 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
244,375 | 16,074,266 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
41,827 | 9,079,001 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
875,811 | 55,233,4201 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$4,504 | $6,4671 |
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