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Gaston County, North Caroline

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Overview for Gaston County, NC
Part of: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC-SC, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury NC-SC, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Gaston County Gaston County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 356.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 550.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 28.3%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 13.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.0% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.53 persons compared to an average family size of 2.97 persons.

In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $38,970. Per capita income grew by 13.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 196,137 Covered Employment 69,604
   Growth (%) since 1990 12.2%    Average wage per job $31,580
Households (2000) 73,936 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 24.2%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 99,207    Average wage per job $38,970
Unemployment Rate (2005) 6.1 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.1%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $28,961    Average wage per job $31,876
Median Household Income (2003) $39,215 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 14.2    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 71.4 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.9%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 14.2    Average wage per job $38,693

  

 
 

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