What is the population of Gaston city?

Gaston city has 683 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #260 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in Gaston city?

Median household income in Gaston city is $117,188 a year, 49.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gaston city?

Median gross rent is $1,536 a month and the median home value is $432,300, so rent absorbs about 15.7% of median household income.

Is Gaston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gaston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Gaston, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Gaston, Oregon (Gaston, OR — Census place “Gaston city”) is 683 residents, ranking #260 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $117,188, the median home is worth $432,300 and median gross rent runs $1,536 a month. Looking for the Gaston Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gaston, OR: 97119.

Population: 683Gaston city residents
Median household income: $117,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $432,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,536Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 82.2%Owner-occupied households

Gaston ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gaston.

The Gaston OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

97119

What the numbers mean in Gaston city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gaston city median would spend about 15.7% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 82.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Gaston city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Gaston city is a very small community in Oregon, with 683 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #260 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 39% of them. The median age here is 39.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Gaston city earn a median of $117,188 a year, 49.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 58% above the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Gaston city is valued at $432,300, 42.5% above the national figure and 14% above the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,536 a month, 9.2% above the national figure, or roughly $18,432 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 82.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 683 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Gaston city against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Gaston city?: Gaston city has 683 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #260 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in Gaston city?: Median household income in Gaston city is $117,188 a year, 49.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gaston city?: Median gross rent is $1,536 a month and the median home value is $432,300, so rent absorbs about 15.7% of median household income.
Is Gaston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gaston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Gaston city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.