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Gaston County, North Carolina; Iredell County, North Carolina; Ashe County, North Carolina; Northampton County, North Carolina

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Gaston County, North Carolina
Iredell County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina
Northampton County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.8%
16.8%
27.5%
29.3%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
237,242
199,710
27,063
16,715
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
233,970
195,874
27,062
16,827
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
227,943
186,685
26,582
17,469
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
227,943
186,685
26,582
17,469
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.1%
7.0%
1.8%
-4.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
2.6%
4.9%
1.8%
-3.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 227,943 186,693 26,577 17,471
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 206,086 159,437 27,281 22,099
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
5.2%
3.9%
4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.1%
22.0%
16.6%
17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.8%
16.8%
27.5%
29.3%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
50.3%
50.2%
51.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
75.4%
81.6%
96.5%
41.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
19.5%
12.6%
1.1%
55.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.8%
2.8%
0.5%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.3%
1.3%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
8.9%
8.8%
5.7%
2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
68.0%
74.2%
91.6%
39.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 13,229 9,635 1,597 990
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 5.2% 7.0% 3.1% 2.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 102,086 83,501 17,195 10,636
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 67.0% 71.7% 79.8% 71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $206,700 $261,200 $199,200 $96,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,388 $1,562 $1,176 $1,220
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $429 $419 $370 $440
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,005 $1,105 $730 $764
Building permits, 2022 1,639 2,595 171 23
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 90,427 72,296 11,823 7,463
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.50 2.58 2.23 2.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 88.9% 87.3% 93.4% 91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 8.5% 10.1% 5.0% 2.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 92.6% 94.8% 87.1% 83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.8% 91.9% 79.4% 63.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 87.6% 90.9% 87.0% 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 25.0% 32.7% 20.8% 17.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.5% 7.7% 11.3% 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.4%
11.7%
13.7%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.4% 64.8% 53.9% 50.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 57.4% 58.1% 50.2% 51.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 394,452 393,446 D D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,321,450 964,900 84,092 31,858
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 329,507 226,104 4,989 22,036
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,511,710 2,770,125 291,025 130,281
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,428 $15,769 $10,861 $6,547
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 26.5 25.1 25.0 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,628 $73,103 $49,176 $45,698
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $33,806 $40,959 $29,683 $29,047
Persons in poverty, percent
12.0%
9.4%
14.4%
19.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 4,468 5,184 547 256
Total employment, 2021 68,151 75,290 5,984 4,843
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 3,095,930 3,632,029 238,204 198,914
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 1.7% 0.4% -1.2% 10.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 16,448 16,333 2,616 935
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,234 4,072 396 185
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,799 2,402 226 82
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 536 659 50 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 325 321 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,436 3,292 321 137
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 308 230 S 24
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,413 3,263 297 117
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 640.7 325.0 62.3 32.6
Population per square mile, 2010 578.8 277.8 64.0 41.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 355.75 574.41 426.26 536.70
Land area in square miles, 2010 356.03 573.83 426.14 536.59
FIPS Code 37071 37097 37009 37131
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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