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North Carolina · Census place 25580

Gastonia city, NC

Quick answer

Gastonia city has 81,632 residents, ranking #13 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $60,554, the median home is worth $250,000 and median gross rent runs $1,145 a month.

Population
81,632Gastonia city residents
Median household income
$60,554Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$250,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,145Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
54.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Gastonia city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gastonia city median would spend about 22.7% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 54.2% 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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