Indiana · Census place 27072
Gaston town, IN
Quick answer
Gaston town has 709 residents, ranking #435 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $49,417, the median home is worth $87,300 and median gross rent runs $819 a month.
- Population
- 709Gaston town residents
- Median household income
- $49,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $87,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $819Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gaston town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gaston town median would spend about 19.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15% of residents and 74.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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