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Population (2000): 77,451
Land Area (2000): 184.126 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.713 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 39.8186 (4.3) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 78.2186 (25.7) / 88.9186 (31.6)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,338
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,464
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 47 inches

Gastonia Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	57,764	2002	Not Available	2005	69,428
2000	65,341	2003	Not Available	2006	70,340
2001	67,405	2004	68,861	2007	70,127

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	75,151	97.06%
Rural, Farm	18	0.02%
Rural, Non-farm	2,256	2.91%

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Gastonia Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	28,343	27,055	1,288	4.54%	45
1991	28,467	26,349	2,118	7.44%	74
1992	28,544	26,301	2,243	7.86%	79
1993	28,457	26,770	1,687	5.93%	60
1994	28,635	27,268	1,367	4.77%	48
1995	28,935	27,576	1,359	4.70%	47
1996	29,936	28,156	1,781	5.95%	60
1997	29,870	28,475	1,395	4.67%	47
1998	29,446	28,315	1,132	3.84%	39
1999	30,083	28,847	1,236	4.11%	41
2000	33,287	31,180	2,107	6.33%	63
2001	33,836	30,874	2,962	8.75%	87
2002	33,482	30,544	2,939	8.78%	88
2003	32,836	30,092	2,744	8.36%	84
2004	32,164	29,811	2,353	7.32%	73
2005	32,273	30,263	2,010	6.23%	62
2006	32,697	30,909	1,788	5.47%	55
2007	32,945	31,196	1,748	5.31%	53
2008	33,341	31,125	2,216	6.65%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	27,563	26,395	1,168	4.24%	42
Feb 1990	27,816	26,821	995	3.58%	36
Mar 1990	28,139	26,999	1,140	4.05%	41
Apr 1990	27,772	26,870	902	3.25%	32
May 1990	28,135	27,112	1,023	3.64%	36
Jun 1990	28,334	27,283	1,051	3.71%	37
Jul 1990	29,182	27,598	1,584	5.43%	54
Aug 1990	28,383	27,397	986	3.47%	35
Sep 1990	28,328	27,255	1,073	3.79%	38
Oct 1990	29,159	27,062	2,097	7.19%	72
Nov 1990	28,482	26,913	1,569	5.51%	55
Dec 1990	28,819	26,954	1,865	6.47%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	27,962	26,036	1,926	6.89%	69
Feb 1991	28,764	26,120	2,644	9.19%	92
Mar 1991	28,314	26,108	2,206	7.79%	78
Apr 1991	28,238	26,169	2,069	7.33%	73
May 1991	28,219	26,073	2,146	7.60%	76
Jun 1991	28,323	26,305	2,018	7.12%	71
Jul 1991	29,009	26,739	2,270	7.83%	78
Aug 1991	28,475	26,659	1,816	6.38%	64
Sep 1991	28,403	26,623	1,780	6.27%	63
Oct 1991	28,870	26,653	2,217	7.68%	77
Nov 1991	28,554	26,401	2,153	7.54%	75
Dec 1991	28,469	26,303	2,166	7.61%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	28,221	25,602	2,619	9.28%	93
Feb 1992	28,114	25,686	2,428	8.64%	86
Mar 1992	28,162	25,979	2,183	7.75%	78
Apr 1992	27,959	25,944	2,015	7.21%	72
May 1992	28,147	26,131	2,016	7.16%	72
Jun 1992	28,581	26,453	2,128	7.45%	74
Jul 1992	29,552	26,813	2,739	9.27%	93
Aug 1992	29,217	26,804	2,413	8.26%	83
Sep 1992	28,424	26,399	2,025	7.12%	71
Oct 1992	28,697	26,593	2,104	7.33%	73
Nov 1992	28,797	26,574	2,223	7.72%	77
Dec 1992	28,652	26,632	2,020	7.05%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	27,971	25,878	2,093	7.48%	75
Feb 1993	28,346	26,163	2,183	7.70%	77
Mar 1993	28,157	26,307	1,850	6.57%	66
Apr 1993	28,054	26,402	1,652	5.89%	59
May 1993	28,350	26,705	1,645	5.80%	58
Jun 1993	28,711	26,943	1,768	6.16%	62
Jul 1993	28,877	27,268	1,609	5.57%	56
Aug 1993	28,529	27,007	1,522	5.33%	53
Sep 1993	28,192	26,758	1,434	5.09%	51
Oct 1993	28,635	27,129	1,506	5.26%	53
Nov 1993	28,771	27,276	1,495	5.20%	52
Dec 1993	28,889	27,399	1,490	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	28,032	26,294	1,738	6.20%	62
Feb 1994	28,302	26,586	1,716	6.06%	61
Mar 1994	28,171	26,637	1,534	5.45%	54
Apr 1994	28,308	26,889	1,419	5.01%	50
May 1994	28,406	27,061	1,345	4.73%	47
Jun 1994	28,718	27,296	1,422	4.95%	50
Jul 1994	28,976	27,690	1,286	4.44%	44
Aug 1994	28,782	27,508	1,274	4.43%	44
Sep 1994	28,787	27,588	1,199	4.17%	42
Oct 1994	28,958	27,759	1,199	4.14%	41
Nov 1994	29,150	27,892	1,258	4.32%	43
Dec 1994	29,027	28,019	1,008	3.47%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	28,252	27,047	1,205	4.27%	43
Feb 1995	28,384	27,339	1,045	3.68%	37
Mar 1995	28,479	27,457	1,022	3.59%	36
Apr 1995	28,619	27,489	1,130	3.95%	39
May 1995	28,562	27,422	1,140	3.99%	40
Jun 1995	28,972	27,581	1,391	4.80%	48
Jul 1995	29,731	27,859	1,872	6.30%	63
Aug 1995	29,113	27,655	1,458	5.01%	50
Sep 1995	29,097	27,615	1,482	5.09%	51
Oct 1995	29,171	27,780	1,391	4.77%	48
Nov 1995	29,312	27,795	1,517	5.18%	52
Dec 1995	29,525	27,867	1,658	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	29,045	27,116	1,929	6.64%	66
Feb 1996	29,538	27,543	1,995	6.75%	68
Mar 1996	29,782	27,769	2,013	6.76%	68
Apr 1996	29,914	27,833	2,081	6.96%	70
May 1996	29,870	28,100	1,770	5.93%	59
Jun 1996	30,108	28,342	1,766	5.87%	59
Jul 1996	30,341	28,453	1,888	6.22%	62
Aug 1996	29,820	28,288	1,532	5.14%	51
Sep 1996	29,842	28,343	1,499	5.02%	50
Oct 1996	30,225	28,583	1,642	5.43%	54
Nov 1996	30,382	28,667	1,715	5.64%	56
Dec 1996	30,367	28,829	1,538	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	29,481	27,861	1,620	5.50%	55
Feb 1997	29,639	28,057	1,582	5.34%	53
Mar 1997	29,822	28,505	1,317	4.42%	44
Apr 1997	29,684	28,483	1,201	4.05%	40
May 1997	29,987	28,631	1,356	4.52%	45
Jun 1997	30,209	28,641	1,568	5.19%	52
Jul 1997	30,353	28,675	1,678	5.53%	55
Aug 1997	29,983	28,582	1,401	4.67%	47
Sep 1997	29,798	28,570	1,228	4.12%	41
Oct 1997	29,972	28,444	1,528	5.10%	51
Nov 1997	29,746	28,618	1,128	3.79%	38
Dec 1997	29,766	28,638	1,128	3.79%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	28,768	27,585	1,183	4.11%	41
Feb 1998	29,054	27,841	1,213	4.17%	42
Mar 1998	29,148	27,952	1,196	4.10%	41
Apr 1998	29,293	28,021	1,272	4.34%	43
May 1998	29,248	28,249	999	3.42%	34
Jun 1998	29,540	28,335	1,205	4.08%	41
Jul 1998	29,887	28,696	1,191	3.99%	40
Aug 1998	29,762	28,592	1,170	3.93%	39
Sep 1998	29,581	28,574	1,007	3.40%	34
Oct 1998	29,635	28,543	1,092	3.68%	37
Nov 1998	29,686	28,632	1,054	3.55%	36
Dec 1998	29,755	28,758	997	3.35%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	29,471	28,309	1,162	3.94%	39
Feb 1999	29,733	28,564	1,169	3.93%	39
Mar 1999	29,593	28,612	981	3.31%	33
Apr 1999	29,383	28,438	945	3.22%	32
May 1999	29,700	28,633	1,067	3.59%	36
Jun 1999	29,843	28,680	1,163	3.90%	39
Jul 1999	30,672	29,134	1,538	5.01%	50
Aug 1999	30,338	29,005	1,333	4.39%	44
Sep 1999	30,193	28,938	1,255	4.16%	42
Oct 1999	30,494	29,139	1,355	4.44%	44
Nov 1999	30,744	29,255	1,489	4.84%	48
Dec 1999	30,837	29,459	1,378	4.47%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	32,361	30,625	1,736	5.36%	54
Feb 2000	32,495	30,699	1,796	5.53%	55
Mar 2000	32,641	30,909	1,732	5.31%	53
Apr 2000	32,685	31,175	1,510	4.62%	46
May 2000	32,893	31,086	1,807	5.49%	55
Jun 2000	33,186	31,408	1,778	5.36%	54
Jul 2000	33,524	31,422	2,102	6.27%	63
Aug 2000	34,340	31,177	3,163	9.21%	92
Sep 2000	33,763	31,122	2,641	7.82%	78
Oct 2000	34,333	31,487	2,846	8.29%	83
Nov 2000	33,578	31,480	2,098	6.25%	62
Dec 2000	33,640	31,569	2,071	6.16%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	34,008	30,930	3,078	9.05%	91
Feb 2001	33,775	31,054	2,721	8.06%	81
Mar 2001	33,681	31,178	2,503	7.43%	74
Apr 2001	33,193	30,863	2,330	7.02%	70
May 2001	34,023	30,853	3,170	9.32%	93
Jun 2001	33,591	30,962	2,629	7.83%	78
Jul 2001	34,350	30,948	3,402	9.90%	99
Aug 2001	33,601	30,533	3,068	9.13%	91
Sep 2001	33,623	30,619	3,004	8.93%	89
Oct 2001	34,127	31,012	3,115	9.13%	91
Nov 2001	34,066	30,814	3,252	9.55%	95
Dec 2001	33,997	30,725	3,272	9.62%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	33,931	30,057	3,874	11.42%	114
Feb 2002	33,606	30,351	3,255	9.69%	97
Mar 2002	33,525	30,492	3,033	9.05%	90
Apr 2002	33,285	30,403	2,882	8.66%	87
May 2002	33,284	30,424	2,860	8.59%	86
Jun 2002	33,405	30,575	2,830	8.47%	85
Jul 2002	33,635	30,694	2,941	8.74%	87
Aug 2002	33,374	30,672	2,702	8.10%	81
Sep 2002	33,347	30,770	2,577	7.73%	77
Oct 2002	33,522	30,846	2,676	7.98%	80
Nov 2002	33,476	30,695	2,781	8.31%	83
Dec 2002	33,398	30,546	2,852	8.54%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	32,680	29,784	2,896	8.86%	89
Feb 2003	32,884	29,903	2,981	9.07%	91
Mar 2003	32,799	30,072	2,727	8.31%	83
Apr 2003	32,843	30,204	2,639	8.04%	80
May 2003	33,138	30,284	2,854	8.61%	86
Jun 2003	33,291	30,300	2,991	8.98%	90
Jul 2003	32,957	29,741	3,216	9.76%	98
Aug 2003	32,354	29,736	2,618	8.09%	81
Sep 2003	32,544	30,068	2,476	7.61%	76
Oct 2003	32,884	30,312	2,572	7.82%	78
Nov 2003	32,926	30,377	2,549	7.74%	77
Dec 2003	32,737	30,328	2,409	7.36%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	32,088	29,422	2,666	8.31%	83
Feb 2004	32,203	29,489	2,714	8.43%	84
Mar 2004	32,186	29,607	2,579	8.01%	80
Apr 2004	31,917	29,551	2,366	7.41%	74
May 2004	31,989	29,653	2,336	7.30%	73
Jun 2004	32,236	29,800	2,436	7.56%	76
Jul 2004	32,143	29,830	2,313	7.20%	72
Aug 2004	32,086	29,880	2,206	6.88%	69
Sep 2004	32,042	30,015	2,027	6.33%	63
Oct 2004	32,451	30,262	2,189	6.75%	67
Nov 2004	32,370	30,209	2,161	6.68%	67
Dec 2004	32,254	30,011	2,243	6.95%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	31,595	29,515	2,080	6.58%	66
Feb 2005	31,862	29,639	2,223	6.98%	70
Mar 2005	31,882	29,820	2,062	6.47%	65
Apr 2005	31,823	29,978	1,845	5.80%	58
May 2005	32,138	30,169	1,969	6.13%	61
Jun 2005	32,222	30,163	2,059	6.39%	64
Jul 2005	32,273	30,208	2,065	6.40%	64
Aug 2005	32,256	30,376	1,880	5.83%	58
Sep 2005	32,482	30,553	1,929	5.94%	59
Oct 2005	33,050	31,026	2,024	6.12%	61
Nov 2005	32,944	30,875	2,069	6.28%	63
Dec 2005	32,747	30,828	1,919	5.86%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	31,997	30,076	1,921	6.00%	60
Feb 2006	32,197	30,160	2,037	6.33%	63
Mar 2006	32,239	30,419	1,820	5.65%	56
Apr 2006	32,348	30,657	1,691	5.23%	52
May 2006	32,542	30,789	1,753	5.39%	54
Jun 2006	32,566	30,720	1,846	5.67%	57
Jul 2006	32,744	30,872	1,872	5.72%	57
Aug 2006	32,969	31,163	1,806	5.48%	55
Sep 2006	32,899	31,283	1,616	4.91%	49
Oct 2006	33,299	31,612	1,687	5.07%	51
Nov 2006	33,410	31,633	1,777	5.32%	53
Dec 2006	33,155	31,526	1,629	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	32,539	30,775	1,764	5.42%	54
Feb 2007	32,650	30,930	1,720	5.27%	53
Mar 2007	32,821	31,217	1,604	4.89%	49
Apr 2007	32,766	31,132	1,634	4.99%	50
May 2007	33,209	31,291	1,918	5.78%	58
Jun 2007	33,078	31,245	1,833	5.54%	55
Jul 2007	33,068	31,180	1,888	5.71%	57
Aug 2007	33,052	31,283	1,769	5.35%	54
Sep 2007	33,041	31,379	1,662	5.03%	50
Oct 2007	33,048	31,425	1,623	4.91%	49
Nov 2007	33,208	31,375	1,833	5.52%	55
Dec 2007	32,855	31,123	1,732	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	32,813	30,929	1,884	5.74%	57
Feb 2008	32,833	30,907	1,926	5.87%	59
Mar 2008	33,026	31,098	1,928	5.84%	58
Apr 2008	33,154	31,231	1,923	5.80%	58
May 2008	33,328	31,194	2,134	6.40%	64
Jun 2008	33,704	31,201	2,503	7.43%	74
Jul 2008	34,095	31,506	2,589	7.59%	76
Aug 2008	33,570	31,041	2,529	7.53%	75
Sep 2008	33,542	31,018	2,524	7.52%	75
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Gastonia Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,112	11.25%
2.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,394	7.43%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,203	6.41%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	1,017	5.42%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	666	3.55%
6.	Public Administration	634	3.38%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	621	3.31%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	564	3.01%
9.	Machinery Manufacturing	555	2.96%
10.	Finance and Insurance	539	2.87%
11.	Truck Transportation	510	2.72%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	492	2.62%
13.	Health Care	472	2.51%
14.	Utilities	451	2.40%
15.	Educational Services	444	2.37%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	436	2.32%
17.	Chemical Manufacturing	422	2.25%
18.	Other Transportation	319	1.70%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	309	1.65%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	297	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,463	14.40%
2.	Educational Services	1,960	11.46%
3.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,218	7.12%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,161	6.79%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	966	5.65%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	751	4.39%
7.	Public Administration	595	3.48%
8.	Social Assistance	563	3.29%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	487	2.85%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	459	2.68%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	401	2.34%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	339	1.98%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	329	1.92%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	315	1.84%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	310	1.81%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	298	1.74%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	287	1.68%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	279	1.63%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	270	1.58%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	245	1.43%

Gastonia Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,329	7.08%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,073	5.72%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,073	5.72%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	860	4.58%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	821	4.37%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	818	4.36%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	782	4.17%
8.	Other Management Occupations	676	3.60%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	566	3.02%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	559	2.98%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	559	2.98%
12.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	535	2.85%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	534	2.85%
14.	Top Executives	466	2.48%
15.	Assemblers and Fabricators	448	2.39%
16.	Carpenters	368	1.96%
17.	Engineers	357	1.90%
18.	Operations Managers Non Finance	330	1.76%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	324	1.73%
20.	Other Construction Trades	323	1.72%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,067	6.24%
2.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	997	5.83%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	989	5.78%
4.	Other Production Occupations	929	5.43%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	858	5.02%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	662	3.87%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	553	3.23%
8.	Registered Nurses	553	3.23%
9.	Business Operations Specialists	545	3.19%
10.	Customer Service Representatives	545	3.19%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	504	2.95%
12.	Cashiers	483	2.82%
13.	Other Management Occupations	471	2.75%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	446	2.61%
15.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	426	2.49%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	407	2.38%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	373	2.18%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	317	1.85%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	298	1.74%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	295	1.72%

Gastonia Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	35,136	58.61%
15-35 hours	5,551	9.26%
1-14 hours	1,266	2.11%
No regular hours	17,995	30.02%

Gastonia Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,079	3.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM	923	2.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,909	5.54%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,598	7.53%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,447	10.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,156	14.95%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,201	17.98%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,392	9.84%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,402	4.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,656	4.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	496	1.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	145	0.42%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,036	8.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,045	8.83%

Gastonia Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	646	1.87%
5-9	3,171	9.20%
10-14	6,654	19.30%
15-19	6,876	19.94%
20-24	4,803	13.93%
25-29	1,820	5.28%
30-34	4,290	12.44%
35-39	1,260	3.65%
40-44	1,058	3.07%
45-59	2,485	7.21%
60-89	908	2.63%
At least 90	514	1.49%

Gastonia Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	115	0.33%	23,855	69.18%
30-44	20	0.06%	6,588	19.10%
45-59	11	0.03%	2,474	7.17%
At least 60	52	0.15%	1,370	3.97%

Gastonia Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	39	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,886	13.91%
Car / truck / van, solo	28,786	81.95%
Motorcycle	8	0.02%
Other	189	0.54%
Public transportation	198	0.56%
Walked	379	1.08%
Worked at home	642	1.83%

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Gastonia Family Information Back to top
: 30,074 (75,895 people)
: 21,289 (63,822 people)
: 8,314
: 38,796
Gastonia Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,610	12.00%
$10,000-$14,999	2,237	7.43%
$15,000-$19,999	2,014	6.69%
$20,000-$24,999	2,072	6.89%
$25,000-$29,999	2,067	6.87%
$30,000-$34,999	1,796	5.97%
$35,000-$39,999	1,802	5.99%
$40,000-$44,999	1,830	6.08%
$45,000-$49,999	1,641	5.45%
$50,000-$59,999	2,604	8.65%
$60,000-$74,999	3,089	10.27%
$75,000-$99,999	2,483	8.25%
$100,000-$124,999	1,443	4.80%
$125,000-$149,999	454	1.51%
$150,000-$199,999	457	1.52%
$200,000 or more	489	1.63%

Gastonia Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	7,580	25.16%
Family, 2 people	8,923	29.62%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,206	4.00%
Family, 3 people	5,414	17.97%
Nonfamily, 3 people	206	0.68%
Family, 4 people	4,128	13.70%
Nonfamily, 4 people	80	0.27%
Family, 5 people	1,656	5.50%
Nonfamily, 5 people	36	0.12%
Family, 6 people	562	1.87%
Nonfamily, 6 people	15	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	312	1.04%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	7	0.02%

Gastonia Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	24,235	31.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,654	9.94%
Public Assistance	912	1.18%
Retirement	4,612	5.99%
Self Employment	2,549	3.31%
Social Security	8,207	10.66%
Supplemental Security	1,475	1.92%
Wage / Salary	23,717	30.80%
Other	3,651	4.74%

Gastonia Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	9,013	57.72%
With children under 18	6,603	42.28%

Gastonia Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,548	8.90%
Married	17,830	62.29%
Never Married	7,404	25.87%
Widowed	841	2.94%

Gastonia Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,510	10.80%
Married	18,268	56.20%
Never Married	6,651	20.46%
Widowed	4,079	12.55%

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Gastonia Education Information Back to top
Gastonia Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,503	9.49%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	11,015	19.00%
High school diploma or equivalent	15,826	27.29%
Some college, no degree	12,140	20.94%
Associate degree	3,432	5.92%
Bachelors degree	7,390	12.75%
Graduate or professional degree	2,676	4.62%

Gastonia Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	574	0.74%	669	0.86%	1,243	1.60%
Kindergarten	964	1.24%	150	0.19%	1,114	1.44%
Grades 1-4	3,741	4.83%	573	0.74%	4,314	5.57%
Grades 5-8	4,254	5.49%	455	0.59%	4,709	6.08%
Grades 9-12	3,919	5.06%	232	0.30%	4,151	5.36%
Undergrad college	2,187	2.82%	488	0.63%	2,675	3.45%
Graduate or professional school	252	0.33%	100	0.13%	352	0.45%
Total	15,891	20.52%	2,667	3.44%	18,558	23.96%

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Gastonia Business Information Back to top
: $577,648,000
: $1,110,179,000
: $119,244,000

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Gastonia Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	65,610	86.38%
Below Poverty Level	10,341	13.62%

Gastonia Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1967	$1,787	$82	$380	$3,652	$0	$803	$6,622	$2,076	$11,400	$974
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$2,101	$139	$553	$4,717	$0	$1,090	$8,461	$3,370	$10,377	$769
1971	$2,220	$144	$751	$5,664	$0	$1,073	$9,708	$3,580	$10,260	$982
1972	$2,344	$138	$1,156	$7,186	$0	$3,039	$13,725	$4,380	$9,793	$1,621
1973	$2,506	$163	$2,890	$8,237	$0	$840	$14,473	$4,600	$9,326	$3,182
1974	$2,662	$149	$2,996	$8,675	$0	$1,171	$15,504	$5,000	$8,859	$4,080
1975	$2,957	$158	$6,303	$10,712	$0	$646	$20,618	$5,449	$8,392	$3,550
1976	$3,092	$160	$7,092	$12,369	$0	$532	$23,085	$5,854	$7,925	$4,118
1977	$3,003	$174	$5,130	$13,629	$0	$3,445	$25,207	$6,877	$7,458	$1,074
1978	$3,056	$210	$4,963	$15,532	$0	$886	$24,437	$6,910	$10,051	$5,631
1979	$3,156	$216	$5,710	$17,145	$0	$4,144	$30,155	$7,244	$6,834	$6,470
1980	$3,257	$261	$5,389	$17,856	$0	$4,978	$31,480	$9,115	$6,367	$5,605
1981	$4,266	$211	$6,618	$21,482	$0	$5,600	$37,966	$9,120	$6,155	$7,634
1982	$3,918	$218	$5,696	$24,161	$0	$5,707	$39,482	$11,333	$5,590	$7,020
1983	$3,986	$272	$6,229	$26,546	$0	$5,715	$42,476	$11,153	$5,025	$8,506
1984	$4,072	$333	$6,997	$30,037	$0	$5,563	$46,669	$10,889	$4,460	$11,524
1985	$5,770	$239	$7,760	$32,582	$0	$6,143	$52,255	$10,915	$3,920	$14,146
1986	$5,824	$373	$7,696	$36,291	$0	$6,663	$56,474	$13,105	$3,663	$20,062
1987	$5,879	$449	$8,760	$41,661	$0	$7,872	$64,172	$13,796	$20,375	$42,018
1988	$6,105	$495	$11,256	$43,703	$0	$8,639	$69,703	$15,393	$19,935	$45,246
1989	$5,556	$631	$12,070	$44,126	$0	$8,282	$70,034	$17,818	$23,324	$42,549
1990	$6,247	$685	$20,131	$38,998	$0	$15,453	$80,829	$19,445	$26,525	$38,927
1991	$8,881	$638	$19,494	$43,707	$0	$16,555	$88,637	$21,613	$29,870	$37,027
1992	$9,449	$690	$14,160	$46,124	$0	$17,500	$87,233	$23,546	$28,210	$33,847
1993	$9,784	$575	$12,468	$50,089	$0	$17,371	$89,712	$23,726	$50,375	$59,458
1994	$10,630	$1,164	$14,588	$53,707	$0	$18,109	$97,034	$24,567	$70,855	$72,306
1995	$11,508	$1,312	$13,851	$50,058	$0	$25,203	$100,620	$25,553	$82,820	$74,360
1996	$12,105	$1,421	$16,126	$52,941	$0	$26,845	$108,017	$26,320	$90,975	$69,061
1997	$12,832	$1,551	$18,366	$53,954	$0	$26,391	$111,543	$25,336	$98,644	$56,575
1998	$15,145	$2,065	$19,219	$57,143	$0	$27,361	$118,868	$30,899	$100,196	$52,527
1999	$16,044	$1,833	$21,261	$61,304	$0	$30,408	$129,017	$32,914	$102,140	$43,632
2000	$16,641	$1,922	$21,428	$60,483	$0	$29,536	$128,088	$34,426	$105,225	$41,809
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$18,608	$2,285	$22,687	$59,642	$0	$29,421	$130,358	$34,712	$116,485	$36,869
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$22,641	$3,160	$22,536	$61,608	$0	$31,045	$137,830	$43,306	$103,215	$34,307
2005	$23,378	$3,140	$21,564	$62,427	$0	$34,141	$141,510	$48,903	$94,728	$39,370
2006	$23,966	$3,356	$24,348	$65,513	$0	$35,249	$149,076	$44,572	$93,797	$47,569

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1967	$0	$8	$0	$0	$810	$506	$6,987
1967	$857	$0	$197	$2,852	$0	$1,757	$6,987
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$495	$188	$0	$979	$248	$8,941
1970	$1,129	$0	$178	$3,622	$0	$2,102	$8,941
1971	$0	$470	$192	$15	$1,089	$252	$9,573
1971	$1,250	$0	$166	$3,906	$0	$2,233	$9,573
1972	$0	$317	$144	$0	$1,114	$385	$11,842
1972	$1,317	$0	$168	$3,452	$0	$4,945	$11,842
1973	$0	$631	$139	$0	$1,268	$427	$12,104
1973	$1,570	$18	$159	$5,478	$0	$2,414	$12,104
1974	$0	$708	$143	$0	$908	$469	$13,532
1974	$1,804	$0	$151	$6,133	$0	$3,216	$13,532
1975	$0	$636	$152	$0	$1,170	$402	$19,010
1975	$2,098	$0	$138	$8,521	$0	$5,893	$19,010
1976	$0	$689	$166	$0	$1,153	$623	$22,566
1976	$2,670	$0	$131	$10,180	$0	$6,954	$22,566
1977	$0	$833	$203	$0	$1,801	$918	$26,456
1977	$2,999	$0	$211	$11,442	$0	$8,049	$26,456
1978	$0	$1,055	$319	$0	$1,669	$926	$24,900
1978	$3,041	$0	$216	$11,378	$0	$6,296	$24,900
1979	$0	$852	$257	$0	$1,952	$1,153	$27,691
1979	$3,198	$0	$209	$11,653	$0	$8,417	$27,691
1980	$0	$967	$339	$0	$2,418	$1,109	$31,182
1980	$3,443	$0	$98	$11,975	$0	$10,833	$31,182
1981	$0	$981	$453	$0	$1,968	$1,207	$36,660
1981	$3,767	$0	$7	$17,696	$0	$10,581	$36,660
1982	$0	$984	$849	$0	$2,362	$1,262	$39,153
1982	$4,065	$0	$6	$19,497	$0	$10,128	$39,153
1983	$0	$1,620	$488	$0	$1,882	$1,298	$41,022
1983	$4,357	$81	$5	$22,481	$0	$8,810	$41,022
1984	$0	$1,264	$381	$0	$2,419	$1,697	$43,863
1984	$4,741	$0	$5	$23,534	$0	$9,822	$43,863
1985	$0	$1,470	$367	$0	$2,587	$1,807	$46,141
1985	$5,105	$0	$184	$25,755	$0	$8,866	$46,141
1986	$0	$1,842	$1,312	$0	$3,055	$2,290	$51,492
1986	$5,692	$0	$136	$28,164	$0	$9,001	$51,492
1987	$0	$2,382	$522	$0	$3,431	$2,234	$57,050
1987	$6,769	$0	$161	$33,226	$0	$8,325	$57,050
1988	$0	$2,747	$524	$0	$5,084	$2,961	$66,533
1988	$8,102	$0	$389	$37,296	$0	$9,430	$66,533
1989	$0	$3,863	$454	$0	$6,454	$4,578	$78,475
1989	$9,155	$0	$440	$43,041	$0	$10,490	$78,475
1990	$0	$4,054	$463	$34	$6,923	$4,420	$85,670
1990	$9,828	$0	$521	$38,928	$0	$20,499	$85,670
1991	$0	$5,090	$895	$34	$8,489	$3,410	$95,162
1991	$11,425	$0	$542	$42,392	$0	$22,885	$95,162
1992	$0	$4,973	$1,103	$32	$11,238	$3,292	$91,963
1992	$12,083	$0	$1,000	$43,577	$0	$14,665	$91,963
1993	$0	$5,537	$533	$31	$6,742	$3,202	$87,918
1993	$11,540	$0	$0	$42,328	$0	$18,005	$87,918
1994	$0	$5,012	$563	$29	$10,494	$2,686	$110,496
1994	$12,428	$0	$1,012	$56,649	$0	$21,623	$110,496
1995	$0	$6,828	$556	$28	$11,080	$2,511	$110,355
1995	$13,205	$0	$1,024	$54,956	$0	$20,167	$110,355
1996	$0	$11,261	$512	$27	$11,539	$2,626	$142,915
1996	$14,241	$0	$1,813	$76,772	$0	$24,124	$142,915
1997	$0	$11,710	$584	$27	$14,253	$2,883	$133,248
1997	$15,234	$0	$4,671	$62,247	$0	$21,639	$133,248
1998	$0	$7,457	$615	$27	$13,207	$3,330	$135,129
1998	$16,296	$0	$4,649	$67,557	$0	$21,991	$135,129
1999	$0	$10,338	$631	$27	$10,615	$3,262	$133,892
1999	$16,433	$0	$5,859	$62,069	$0	$24,658	$133,892
2000	$0	$7,644	$761	$27	$8,026	$3,363	$137,999
2000	$17,955	$0	$5,003	$68,124	$0	$27,096	$137,999
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$4,684	$764	$26	$4,168	$5,136	$143,368
2002	$26,414	$0	$5,581	$67,275	$0	$29,320	$143,368
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$6,986	$664	$26	$3,748	$3,920	$135,147
2004	$18,673	$0	$5,316	$64,772	$0	$31,042	$135,147
2005	$0	$4,808	$653	$27	$3,672	$4,024	$132,074
2005	$18,973	$0	$2,142	$64,730	$0	$33,045	$132,074
2006	$0	$4,739	$715	$27	$4,973	$3,922	$142,154
2006	$20,159	$0	$1,597	$68,110	$0	$37,912	$142,154

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Gastonia Criminal Information Back to top
: 254
Gastonia Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.000	0.692	0.156	5.419	6.267	1.212	26.245	75.133	6.734	109.324
2000	8.984	0.367	0.092	4.346	13.789	0.888	20.921	61.095	5.907	88.811
2001	9.287	0.475	0.119	4.896	14.776	0.994	20.592	62.399	5.667	89.652
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	6.201	0.581	0.102	3.965	10.848	0.741	18.269	66.801	7.973	93.043
2005	5.358	0.519	0.072	3.702	9.650	0.749	18.264	63.217	7.677	89.157
2006	6.483	0.426	0.057	3.128	10.094	0.881	18.069	57.663	6.952	82.684
2007	6.260	0.328	0.071	3.337	9.996	0.784	17.953	54.786	6.431	79.171

Gastonia Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	22	157
2005	24	162
2006	28	147
2007	24	161

Gastonia Crime Index

Year	Index
2000	6,704
2001	7,039

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Gastonia Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Gastonia Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	11,077	14.30%
10-19 Years	10,186	13.15%
20-29 Years	10,892	14.06%
30-39 Years	11,911	15.38%
40-49 Years	11,362	14.67%
50-59 Years	8,826	11.40%
60-69 Years	5,798	7.49%
70-79 Years	4,940	6.38%
80-89 Years	2,073	2.68%
90+ Years	386	0.50%

Gastonia Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	36,857	47.59%
Female	40,594	52.41%

Gastonia Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	54,683	70.60%
African-American	17,276	22.31%
Hispanic/Latino	3,796	4.90%
Asian	803	1.04%
Multiracial	655	0.85%
Amerindian	155	0.20%
Other Race	68	0.09%
Pacific Islander	15	0.02%

Gastonia Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	11,972	28.37%
2.	German	7,177	17.01%
3.	Irish	5,747	13.62%
4.	English	4,989	11.82%
5.	Scotch Irish	3,017	7.15%
6.	Scottish	1,444	3.42%
7.	Dutch	1,293	3.06%
8.	Italian	1,150	2.73%
9.	French Non-Basque	981	2.32%
10.	African	752	1.78%

Gastonia Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	66,577	92.44%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,892	5.40%
3.	French	316	0.44%
4.	German	313	0.43%
5.	Vietnamese	170	0.24%
6.	Gujarathi	117	0.16%
7.	Korean	113	0.16%
8.	Italian	93	0.13%
9.	Arabic	79	0.11%
10.	Chinese	51	0.07%

Gastonia Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	73,622	95.09%
Naturalized immigrant	683	0.88%
Not a citizen	3,120	4.03%

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