Gaston County Public Records

Gaston County is located in southwest North Carolina.  The County Seat is Gastonia and the largest city is Gastonia.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.gastongov.com/.  The 2014 population estimate is 211,127 and the 2010 census population was 206,083.  The land area is 356.03 square miles and there are 578.8 persons per square mile.

80.5% of the population is White, 15.8% is Black or African American, 6.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.7% is two or more races.  81% have a high school degree or higher, and 18% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $123,600, there are 79,450 households, an average of 2.57 persons per household.  The per capita income is $22,658,  the median household income is $42,017, and 17.9% of the persons in Gaston County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 15,631.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,245,345, and sales per capita were $11,096.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 27.4%.

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